Creamy Chicken Piccata

(mydeliciousmeals.com)
Creamy Chicken Piccata
Chicken breast pieces, dredged in flour, browned and simmered in a flavorful sauce of cream, garlic, lemons, capers and parsley. This creamy chicken piccata with capers is easy to make but always a hit. Serve with pasta or rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast halves (large,skinless and boneless)
  • all-purpose flour (for dredging)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon (thinly sliced, or 2 tablespoons lemon juice)
  • 2 tablespoons capers (rinsed)
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1/2 cup water (or white wine, or chicken broth)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoons parsley (fresh, chopped)
  • pepper
Yield:
Servings
Prep time:
5 minutes
Cook time:
20 minutes
Total time:
25 minutes
Yield: 3 Servings | Prep time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Total time: 25 minutes

Instructions

1. Butterfly chicken breast halves, then cut in half. Mince garlic and thinly slice lemon.
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 1
2. Season chicken with salt and pepper on all sides, then dredge in flour and shake off any excess.
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 2
3. In a skillet, heat olive oil and half of the butter. Fry chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides (do not crowd the pan, fry in batches if necessary), about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 3
4. Add garlic, lemon and capers to the skillet. Cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 4
5. Add water and stir, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Remove lemon slices.
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 5
6. Reduce heat and pour in heavy cream. Mix well and add chicken. Allow to cook for 3-4 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Taste and adjust seasonings (if the taste is too strong for you, add more water or cream).
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 6
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 7
7. Add the rest of the butter and chopped parsley, stir.
Creamy Chicken Piccata photo instruction 8
8. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.

Note: This post may contain affiliate links for products I like. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, I'll earn some coffee money at no cost to you, which I promise to drink while creating more helpful recipes like this ;) Thank you for supporting My Delicious Meals!

About Alena

Welcome to my website!

I’m Alena, the blogger at MyDeliciousMeals since 2010. My goal with MyDeliciousMeals is for you to discover the joy of cooking and to find lots of new favorite recipes that your family will enjoy. I’m so happy you stopped by!

Comments

Add Comment

Authentic taste!

RH Lamb
Cooking the lemon slices directly in the drippings really elevated this recipe to the next level. It had an excellent, zesty flavor you just can’t get from using only lemon juice.
Reply

alenatrs
The sauce is lemony delicious... Thank you for sharing your wonderful review! It sounds like you found a new favorite! - Alena
Reply

Thanks for your review!

alenatrs
My husband also liked it a lot and asking me to make it again this week )
Reply

Супер курочка,оченть вкусно,

natalia
Супер курочка,оченть вкусно, спасибо за рецепт!
Reply

Trending Recipes

Beef Chebureki (Deep Fried Beef Dumplings)
Canned Salmon Patties
Lemon Chicken and Potatoes in Oven
Easy Homemade Mango Salsa
Tuna Steaks with Lemon-Parsley Butter
Easy Chicken Breast Recipe with Sage and Thyme

Instagram

Top