Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata is a homemade fast food recipe ready in 20 min. It makes 4 servings, each 430 kcal with 25 g protein. Intermediate level, 12 ingredients.

Recipe by @sammymontgoms, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 20 mintotal
  • Intermediatelevel
  • 430kcal a serving
  • 25 gprotein
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Chicken Piccata

What is Chicken Piccata

Thin pan-fried chicken cutlets finished in a bright, buttery lemon, white wine and caper sauce, all in one pan.

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How to make Chicken Piccata

Tips from the cook

  • Have the shallot, garlic and lemon juice ready before you start: once cooking, it goes fast.
  • Boneless thighs pounded thin work too, and are harder to dry out.
  • No wine? Use chicken stock and a little more lemon juice. No capers? Use chopped green olives.
  • For a richer, softer sauce, stir in 2 tbsp heavy cream at the end.
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Meal prep and storage

Keeps 3 days in the fridge. The sauce thickens when cold: reheat in a pan with a splash of stock or water.

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Chicken Piccata substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Butter2 options
  • Vegan/dairy-free butter block 1:1 by weight

    Soft tub margarine fails in pastry and cheesecake base.

  • Olive oil use about 3/4 as much by volume

    Not for creaming or pastry; base goes oily.

Shallot2 options
  • White onion, finely diced 1:1 by volume (use slightly less)

    Stronger; still allium.

  • Leek or chives 1:1 by volume

    Still allium.

White wine1 option
  • Stock + 1 tsp lemon juice or mild vinegar per 100 ml 1:1 by volume

    Less complexity.

    Still contains celery.

Flour1 option
  • Gluten-free plain flour blend (rice/potato/tapioca) 1:1 by weight

    Pizza dough needs extra water and binder.

Chilli flakes2 options
  • Leave out (optional heat, 1/4 tsp) leave out (optional heat only)
  • Sweet paprika for colour same amount

    No heat.

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