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Chicken piccata with capers and lemon slices.
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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
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: American
Keyword: capers, chicken, lemon, piccata
Servings: 2
Calories: 948kcal
Author: Aimee

Ingredients

  • 1 large or two small chicken breasts
  • ¾ cup flour
  • teaspoon ground cayenne
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ½ cup chicken stock
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • lb angel hair pasta
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  • 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.

Nutrition

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