Chicken piccata is an Italian-American favorite and one of the easiest weeknight dinner recipes to make at home. Thinly sliced juicy chicken breasts (“scallopine”) are dredged in flour, seared with a golden crust, then simmered in a lemon butter sauce with a touch of capers and parsley. It’s a beautiful and tasty dinner that comes together quickly!
In other words, chicken piccata is the perfect fusion of Italian cooking in America. Traditionally, piccata is an Italian dish consisting of thinly breaded veal (or other proteins) with a lemon butter wine sauce. But today we’re using chicken, and I’d say we’ve perfected this dish that’s dotted with garlic, capers, and fresh parsley. The more herbs and garlic, the better, right?
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00:34 Slice the chicken in half
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23 Comments
Who doesn't love a quick and easy dinner recipe that's loaded with flavor?! What are some more of your go-to dinner recipes? Let me know in a comment below! xo – Lisa
My next meal….yummy
That looks delicious. Could I use some pasta and toss it in the sauce?
Looking so delicious recipe 😋
This looks wonderful I'm definitely going to make this .Thank you. ⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️
Lovely- I must try it!!
This might be dinner tonight. Thank you for the recipe.
Mmmmmm yum cant wait to try this chicken piccata out, cheers!
Thank you for doing this video/recipe. This is actually my favorite dish. I "love" Italian food in general, but I'm not Italian by heritage, and I had chicken piccata in a restaurant once and it's been my favorite dish ever since. Thank you again for doing this recipe/video. 🙂
I like that you didn't reshoot the miscut chicken.😊 I'm definitely making this.
I will try the chicken piccata. Love your green no sleeve sweater Lisa
I caught you recently on youtube and trust me your recipes are so calming. I would watch all even if i don't try….But i will surely try as you present it with so much care and Love.. Love from Pakistan ❤❤
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What can be used as a substitute for butter? I do not eat butter at all. Interesting choice on the arrowroot powder – does this also spike up glycemic index like wheat or nah? Thanks.
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Lisa, your recipes have never failed me. I’m sure this one won’t either. Thank you for the joy of cooking.
Hola hermosa eso se ve delicioso 😋 lo prepararé ❤
Thank you for giving alcohol free substitutions!
Awesome recipe !
I made it, we just ate it for dinner and it was so amazing! We will be having this often thank you so much! It really is restaurant quality.
Gonna put this on the menu for this weekend! Thanks for posting!!
In addition to not flipping the chicken early, you need to let the stainless steel pan get hot. Not sort of warm. Hot. The heat causes the metal to expand slightly which fills in minuscule fissures and pores in the metal. Then add your fat (butter, oil, lard, etc.). Let that get warm and THEN add your protein. With practice, this will become nearly a non-stick pan experience every time.
My chicken burned at the bottom so my sauce was black 😑
Yum!