Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe

Chicken Piccata – boneless chicken simmered in a lemony, white wine sauce with artichokes and capers. Easy, elegant 30 minute meal – ideal for weeknights – elevated flavor for entertaining.

This is an easy, step by step recipe for classic Chicken Piccata and hands down one of my favorites on the blog.

I make it routinely – sometimes with a mild white fish instead of chicken. The lemony, white wine sauce with capers and artichokes never disappoints.

WHY I LOVE THIS RECIPE:

• First – it’s delicious! Tender chicken … light lemony sauce – oh man!
• It’s easy to make and it whips up in 30 minutes.
• Quick enough for weeknights but serious star power for entertaining including holidays like Easter!

INGREDIENTS IN CHICKEN PICCATA:

• boneless skinless chicken breasts
• Salt and pepper
• flour
• butter
• olive oil
• chicken stock
• dry white wine (pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc recommended)
• lemon
• capers
• artichoke hearts
• fresh parsley

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN PICCATA:

Slice or pound chicken to thin cutlets then season both sides with salt and pepper.

Add 3 tablespoons of the flour to a shallow dish then dredge the cutlets in flour.

Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the chicken without overcrowding cooking about 3-4 minutes per side until golden then remove to a plate (chicken may not be cooked through at the thickest point).

Reduce heat to low, add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of flour. Stir to combine and cook 1 minute. Pour in wine to deglaze, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet.

Let wine reduce by half then slowly pour in chicken stock and the juice from 1/4 of the lemon whisking to combine and thicken the sauce.

Taste and adjust salt, pepper and lemon juice as needed.

Transfer chicken to the skillet, add drained capers and artichokes and simmer 5-7 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

Spoon sauce over the chicken, garnish with parsley and serve right away.

WHAT SIDES GO BEST WITH CHICKEN PICCATA?

There are many options – in fact I did a whole post on it. Click here for the 12 best side dishes with Chicken Piccata.

Enjoy!

Chicken Piccata

Tender boneless chicken cutlets in a creamy lemon sauce with artichokes and capers. 

5 from 4 votes

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 5 tablespoons flour divided
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup white wine pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc are good
• 1/4 to 1/2 lemon juiced (to taste)
• 3 tablespoons capers drained
• 6 ounces artichoke quarters drained
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

 

• Add 3 tablespoons of the flour to a shallow dish or plate then slice the chicken breasts horizontally making thin cutlets.
• Season the cutlets on both sides with salt and pepper then dredge the cutlets in flour.
• Heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the chicken without overcrowding searing both sides to golden (about 3-4 minutes per side) then remove to a plate. The chicken may not be cooked through at this point.
• Reduce the heat to low then add 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of flour to the skillet. Stir to combine and cook 1 minute then add the wine to deglaze, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. 
• When the wine starts to reduce, pour in the chicken stock and juice from 1/4 of the lemon and cook over medium heat letting the sauce thicken. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed and if you prefer a more lemony flavor, add the juice from another 1/4 of lemon.
• Return the chicken to the skillet then fold in the drained capers and artichokes and cook 5-7 minutes (or until the chicken is cooked through), spooning some of the sauce over the chicken. Garnish with parsley and (optional lemon slices) then serve right away.

Nutrition

Serving: 0gCarbohydrates: 0gProtein: 0gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!