Lunch & Dinner

Chicken & Poultry

Chicken Piccata

Reducing the lemon-caper pan sauce until it coats the back of a spoon is what makes it cling to the chicken instead of pooling thin around the plate.

Chicken Piccata
Prep
10 min
Cook
18 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
gluten-freedairy-freesugar-free

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts, pounded thin
  • 1/2 cup rice flour
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp capers
  • 2 tbsp dairy-free butter
  • fresh parsley, chopped

Method

  1. 1

    Dust the pounded chicken breasts with rice flour, shaking off excess.

  2. 2

    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the chicken 3-4 minutes per side until golden, then remove.

  3. 3

    Add chicken broth and lemon juice to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits, and simmer 4-5 minutes until the sauce has reduced enough to coat the back of a spoon — this reduction is what makes the sauce cling to the chicken instead of running off thin.

  4. 4

    Stir in capers and dairy-free butter until the sauce is glossy.

  5. 5

    Return the chicken to the pan, spoon the sauce over top, and garnish with parsley before serving.

Per serving

340kcal
Calories
32g
Protein
10g
Carbs
18g
Fat
1g
Fiber