Chicken Picatta

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This easy chicken recipe will definitely become a weeknight favorite. Ready in just 25 minutes, you'll crave this yummy chicken dinner every night.

Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
1 chicken portion and 3 tablespoons caper mixture per serving

Ingredients

  • 2 8 ounce skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut in half horizontally

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 1 tablespoon butter

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth

  • 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced

  • 2 tablespoon capers

  • 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley

Directions

  1. Place each chicken breast portion between two pieces of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat mallet, pound chicken lightly until about 1/4 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.

  2. In a large skillet melt butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until browned and no longer pink in center, turning once halfway through cooking. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside.

  3. Add garlic to the hot skillet; cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until lightly browned. Add chicken broth to skillet, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Bring to boiling. Add lemon slices and capers. Cover; reduce heat to low. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or until lemon slices are softened and releasing their juice. Return chicken to skillet; heat through.

  4. To serve, spoon caper mixture over chicken. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.

    Chicken Piccata

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

161 Calories
4g Fat
4g Carbs
27g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 161
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 73mg 24%
Sodium 440mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 27g
Vitamin C 23.6mg 118%
Calcium 40.4mg 3%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 344mg 7%
Folate, total 8.1mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.4mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.7mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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