Quick Chicken Piccata

Name: Quick Chicken Piccata
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each); 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; Minced fresh parsley, optional

This is one of my favorite quick chicken recipes. Laced with lemon and simmered in white wine, this stovetop entree is super easy and elegant. Just add sides of bread and veggies to make it into a great meal. —Cynthia Heil, Augusta, Georgia

Ingredients

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Minced fresh parsley, optional

Directions

In a shallow bowl, mix flour, salt and pepper. Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Dip chicken in flour mixture to coat both sides; shake off excess.
In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Add wine; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 12-15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Drizzle with lemon juice. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half with about 1 tablespoon sauce: 265 calories, 14g fat (8g saturated fat), 93mg cholesterol, 442mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 24g protein.

Originally published as Chicken Piccata in Quick Cooking November/December 2005

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Elise

Jan 6, 2019

Delicious! Husband requests this all the time now, and he is very particular about his food. This recipe is not designed to make sauce for noodles so it’s too bad people rate it low because there wasn’t enough sauce left over for noodles. It is just for chicken...I always make the garlic-butter-white wine sauce from epicurious.com and add it to some angel hair pasta because it uses the exact same ingredients as this chicken recipe so it works out perfectly. I’ve also added some asparagus and mushrooms in with the noodles. Delicious.
Andrea

Nov 28, 2018

This was nothing like any chicken piccata that I’ve ever had... the recipe appealed to me because I do not like capers, but the flavor was so unbelievably bland. There was barely any “sauce” when the chicken was fully cooked. I had to remove it from the pan and dump another 1/4 of wine and tbsp of lemon into the pan and simmer it for a while. Also added maybe 1/8 tsp of garlic and onion powder each. Changes made it paletable, but we will not be making this again.
rena49

Sep 25, 2018

I made the recipe as directed but there was almost no sauce to serve with the noodles. The taste of the chicken was good.
Aaron

May 31, 2018

Tried this today, and so delicious and moist. Had it with pasta but I reckon it will go better with some fresh veggies. I'm having this again!
Nell McCormack

May 27, 2018

Very tasty meal. I served it with noodles and asparagus
ewhite234

Apr 28, 2018

Easy and delicious. Good meal for after long day of work.
LBurkey

Feb 19, 2018

This chicken recipe was quick and easy and my husband thought it was very tasty. I served it with a side of sauteed brussel sprouts and it made for a very nice meal.
mimirita

Dec 13, 2017

I didn't pound the chicken breasts, added lemon juice to wine, and added 1TB rinsed capers to the sauce. Very good! I prefer to brown in a mix of olive oil and butter.
modestcook

Oct 5, 2017

For the white wine I used dry vermouth. Just two of us so only two chicken breasts. Other than that I followed the recipe to the letter. It's a keeper, will make it again.
MarineMom_texas

Sep 7, 2017

I prepared this chicken tonight and it a real winner. So easy but so very good. I followed the advice of other viewers and added the lemon juice with the wine. The wine gives it such a good flavor with no alcohol. We will have this again.Volunteer Field Editor