SANE Luscious Chicken Piccata
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This easy, rich lemony butter flavored chicken recipe will leave you wishing you had made it sooner! So easy it’ll become a weeknight favorite, even on your busiest days!
Servings Chicken Piccata Recipe
- Servings: 8
- Time: 25 min
Ingredients For Chicken Piccata Recipe
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- coconut flour or almond flour for dredging
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut in 1/4-inch slices
- 1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped
Directions
Step 1
Place chicken breasts between 2 layers of plastic wrap and pound to about 1/2-inch thick.
Step 2
Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt, and black pepper; dredge lightly in flour and shake off any excess.
Step 3
Heat extra oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken in the pan, reduce heat to medium, and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side; remove to a plate.
Step 4
Cook capers and minced garlic in reserved oil, smashing them lightly to release brine, until warmed through, about 30 seconds.
Step 5
Pour stock into skillet. Scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
Step 6
Stir lemon juice, and butter into the reduced mixture; cook and stir continuously to form a thick sauce, about 2 minutes.
Step 7
Reduce heat to low and stir parsley through the sauce.
Step 8
Return chicken breasts to the pan cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with sauce spooned over the top.
Notes
Tip!
This recipe does not contain many non-starchy vegetables. To maximize your results, it is highly recommended that you eat at least three servings of non-starchy vegetables via a SANE side dish or green smoothie along with this main dish.
LaDawn & Matt’s Favorite Recipe Modification Tip!
Do you prefer a creamier sauce? Try adding 1/3 cup heavy cream at the same time you add the chicken stock.
This recipe is amazing with a side of sautéed baconated brussels sprouts. To keep it simple I buy frozen baby brussels.
While your chicken is cooking, in another skillet add the following:
- 1/2 cup chopped bacon
- 1/2 chopped onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
Cook until the onion starts to become transparent. Add in the frozen baby brussels season with salt, and pepper. Continue cooking until your brussels are tender.
Tip!
If your pan starts to dry up, instead of adding more oil, simply add 1/4 cup water or stock and cook til absorbed. At this point your brussels will be good and tender.
Additional Side Ideas
This recipe is so simple and so yummy! There are a lot of options to increase your veggie intake with this meal. Here are a few additional ideas:
- Sautéed spaghetti squash
- Cauliflower mash
- Sautéed zucchini and yellow squash with minced garlic
- Sautéed mushrooms and asparagus
We hope you love this recipe as much as we do!
