Easy Lemon Chicken Piccata
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Tender breaded chicken cutlets in a luxurious lemon cream sauce with capers and shallots, traditionally served over pasta. Elegant and ready in about 45 minutes for an Italian-inspired weeknight meal.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp ground or dried thyme
- 1 Tbsp fresh basil (minced)
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 shallot (thinly sliced (a yellow onion may be substituted, but only use about 1/3 cup))
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup lemon juice (fresh is best (approximately 2 lemons worth of juice))
- 3 Tbsp capers (drained)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- Fresh parsley and basil (for garnish (optional))
- 16 oz package thin spaghetti pasta (for serving (also optional))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 45M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 518mg
- Total sugar
- 3g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 611mg
- Calcium
- 53mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 518MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.