Chicken Piccata with a Lemon Butter Caper Sauce
This lemon chicken piccata is topped with a lemon butter sauce and capers. It's perfect served over pasta with fresh lemon slices.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: American
Keyword: capers, chicken, lemon, piccata
Servings: 2
Calories: 948kcal
- 1 large or two small chicken breasts
- ¾ cup flour
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ cup chicken stock
- 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon capers
- ⅓ lb angel hair pasta
- salt and pepper
Pound out the chicken with a mallet or heavy pan. Cut into two pieces, if needed.
Heat olive oil in a medium skillet on medium-high heat.
Onto the chicken, sprinkle the cayenne and paprika and season each side with salt and pepper. Dip each chicken piece in flour and shake off the excess.
Fry chicken 2-3 minutes per side. Make sure to check for doneness, as this will depend on how thin you pounded the chicken.
Remove chicken from pan and drain on paper towels. Wipe out excess oil from pan if needed.
Start boiling the angel hair pasta. Cook according to package directions.
Add capers to the pan and fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, butter and stir. Add the juice of ½ the lemon. Heat to boiling and then reduce by half.
Add chicken back to pan, and cook for an additional 2 minutes.
Plate the pasta, then top with the chicken breast and some of the sauce. Serve with lemon slices, if desired.
Calories: 948kcal | Carbohydrates: 104g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 909mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 478IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 4mg