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Chicken Piccata with capers on a white plate with lemon slices
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Yield: 4 servings

Crispy Chicken Piccata

This Crispy Chicken Piccata is the most requested chicken dish in our house! Perfectly crispy, pan-fried chicken is coated in a buttery, lemon, and caper-filled sauce to create your new favorite family dinner. Serve lemon chicken piccata over buttery noodles or mashed potatoes, and watch it disappear in seconds!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 ½ cups seasoned panko breadcrumbs
  • 4-6 tablespoons olive oil, as needed
  • 1 stick 1/2 cup butter, divided
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup drained capers

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Instructions 

  • Place the chicken breast on a cutting board and slice the chicken breasts in half lengthwise to create 8 thinly sliced chicken breasts. 

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    Use a meat tenderizer to pound chicken even and flat on both sides. Season chicken breasts with garlic salt and pepper on both sides.
    Raw seasoned chicken breasts.

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    Place breadcrumbs into a large shallow bowl and press chicken breasts into the breadcrumbs on both sides to coat chicken in breadcrumbs. 
    Raw chicken breast with breadcrumbs and lemons, olive oil and seasonings
  • In a large frying pan, heat 4 tablespoons olive oil and 3 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. Once hot, add chicken breasts to the pan and cook for 3 minutes.
    Browning chicken breasts in a pan.
  • Flip chicken and continue to cook for 3 more minutes, until cooked through. Remove chicken from the pan and place on a serving platter. You may need to cook the chicken breasts in batches depending on the size of your pan and add a little extra olive oil as needed while frying.
  • Scrape out any extra burnt pieces of breading leftover in the pan and leave only about 1 tablespoon of grease. Return pan to stove and reduce the heat to low. 
    White pan with oil, butter and breadcrumbs

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    Add in remaining 5 tablespoons of butter and drained capers. Sauté over low heat for 3 minutes.
    Making lemon butter caper sauce.
  • Add lemon juice, stirring constantly for 1 minute, and immediately remove sauce from heat and pour over cooked chicken.
    Lemon squeezed into pan with capers and oil
  • Serve immediately.
    Chicken piccata on a serving platter with capers and lemons

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Notes

Thin Chicken Breasts: Make sure you use thin chicken breasts, or slice your chicken breasts into thin pieces and that you tenderize your chicken into even pieces. This is a really important tip when making this crispy chicken piccata. It ensures that your chicken cooks evently and quickly, while remaining extra tender!

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 552kcal, Carbohydrates: 33g, Protein: 44g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g, Cholesterol: 102mg, Sodium: 1788mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 3g
© Ellen
Cuisine: Italian
Category: Chicken