Description
This easy yet impressive Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata features golden seared chicken, a silky lemon cream sauce, and briny capers, all cooked in one skillet.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons capers
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Pasta for serving
Instructions
- Dredge the chicken breasts in flour, coating them evenly.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add the chicken to the skillet and sear until golden brown on both sides and cooked through.
- Remove the chicken and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add minced garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
- Pour in chicken broth, heavy cream, and lemon juice, stirring to combine.
- Add the capers and season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer the sauce for a few minutes until slightly thickened.
- Return the chicken to the skillet and coat with the sauce.
- Serve over a bed of pasta.
Notes
Keep the pan hot enough to get color on the chicken but not so hot that the oil smokes. When adding cream, lower the heat a bit to prevent curdling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: chicken, lemon, creamy, piccata, easy dinner, quick recipes