Chicken Piccata
A delicious chicken dish with a lemon butter sauce, mushrooms and parsley
Nutrition
Estimates per serving (recipe yields 4).
- Calories
- 105
- total 420
- Protein
- 8.8g
- total 35g
- Carbs
- 2.5g
- total 10g
- Fat
- 6.5g
- total 26g
- Fiber
- 0.3g
- total 1g
Estimates based on 2 oz chicken per serving with butter sauce
Ingredients
- 2 whole chicken breasts
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 tbsp butter
- 0.25 cup white wine
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley
Equipment
- plastic wrap
- large skillet
Instructions
Prep
Place 2 whole chicken breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap . Pound to even thickness.
Sprinkle chicken with 0.25 tsp salt and 0.25 tsp black pepper . Coat with 0.25 cup all-purpose flour , shaking off excess.
Slice the 1 cup fresh mushrooms . Mince the 1 clove garlic .
Cook
Melt 3 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and brown for 5 minutes or until lightly golden on both sides. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
Add the remaining 1 tbsp butter to the skillet. Cook the mushrooms and garlic until tender, about 3 minutes .
Return the chicken to the pan. Add 0.25 cup white wine and 2 tbsp lemon juice .
Simmer for 8 minutes , stirring occasionally, until the sauce slightly thickens.
Serve
Transfer to plates and top with 2 tbsp fresh parsley .
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---
title: Chicken Piccata
description: A delicious chicken dish with a lemon butter sauce, mushrooms and parsley
author: Sharon Foster
servings: 4
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 20 minutes
tags: [chicken, italian]
cuisine: Italian
difficulty: easy
nutrition-calories: 420
nutrition-protein: 35g
nutrition-carbs: 10g
nutrition-fat: 26g
nutrition-fiber: 1g
nutrition-note: Estimates based on 2 oz chicken per serving with butter sauce
---
== Prep ==
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Sprinkle chicken with @salt{0.25%tsp} and @black pepper{0.25%tsp}. Coat with @all-purpose flour{0.25%cup}, shaking off excess.
Slice the @fresh mushrooms{1%cup}. Mince the @garlic{1%clove}.
== Cook ==
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Add the remaining @butter{1%tbsp} to the skillet. Cook the mushrooms and garlic until tender, about ~mushrooms{3%minutes}.
Return the chicken to the pan. Add @white wine{0.25%cup}(or chicken broth) and @lemon juice{2%tbsp}.
Simmer for ~simmering{8%minutes}, stirring occasionally, until the sauce slightly thickens.
== Serve ==
Transfer to plates and top with @fresh parsley{2%tbsp}(chopped).