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This Lemon Chicken Piccata is a simple, quick, classic dish but it is super impressive and my go-to dinner! Tender chicken breasts dredged in Pecorino cheese and flour, fried until golden and topped with delicious buttery and lemony sauce. This dish comes in no time and will impress your friends and guests!
Chicken Piccata
You will be amazed how a combination of simple, on-hand ingredients can be turned into a restaurant quality, delicious meal. You will need less than 10 ingredients to make this Lemon chicken piccata. Best of all you might have them in your fridge.
Who doesn’t like juicy and tender chicken swimming in a buttery lemony sauce? It is one of those Italian dishes you will get addicted to.
HOW TO MAKE LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA
It is the easiest and quickest dish.
- Dredge chicken in flour-Pecorino cheese mixture.
- Fry in butter.
- Add the sauce ingredients and cook a few minutes.
How to serve Piccata?
Lemon Chicken Piccata goes really well with homemade pasta, cacio e pepper, mashed cauliflower or mashed potatoes. Options are endless.
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HOW TO MAKE LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA
LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA
Ingredients
- Chicken breasts, halved horizontally to make 4- 2
- Corn starch - 2 tbsp.
- Pecorino romano cheese, fresh grated-2 tbsp. + 1/4 cup for serving
- Ground black pepper- 1/2 tsp.
- Salt- 1/2 tsp.
- Olive oil 2 tbsp.
- Butter- 3 tbsp.
- Garlic cloves, finely chopped-4-5
- Chicken stock- 1 1/4 cup
- Lemon juice- 2 tbsp.
- Carpers, rinsed- 2 tbsp.
- Fresh parsley, chopped- 2 tbsp.
Instructions
- Combine the cornstarch, 2 tbsp of grated Pecorino cheese and black pepper in a medium shallow bowl, then coat each piece of chicken with the flour mixture, shake off excess flour. Keep aside.
- Melt 2 tbsp. of butter in a large skillet and add 2 tbsp. of olive oil.Put the chicken into the skillet and fry on each side 7-8 minutes or until cooked through.
- Add 1 tbsp. of butter and the garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant but browned.
- Pour in the chicken stock, bring to a boil and cook 2-3 minutes, the stir in lemon juice and carpers. Cook another 2 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately with mashed potatoes, veggies or pasta.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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It was perfect the first time. I learn so much from you as well! Keep it up great post.
Looks tasty from the pictures. I do chicken breast but this is impressive.
the presentation is amazing! it made me hungry just by looking at it. i love lemon on chicken but this is making me drool.
Oh my G!! What will the taste be like😋. Already salivating guys….join me😋🥰🥰😋
Am eating this already in my mind here. How I wish am a good chef and cook. Thanks for posting.
Chicken will never fail us to have a happy tummy. I;m chewing all the photos now. Super delicious
You know this dish will comes in no time and will impress your friends and guests, colourful and tasty. Dont ask me how i know its tasty, this picture cant lie😋🥰😋
This recipe looks absolutely delish, the chicken seems juicy and tasty.. I definitely will give it a try.
Thanks for sharin, I wanna try this dish with my family and friends, I think this time I’ll get to surprise them with something delish.
Wow, a mouth-watering dish. It really looks very delicious.