Chicken Piccata with Lemon Sauce

Chicken Piccata is a very simple and flavorful dish that anyone can cook for dinner. The first time I tried Chicken Piccata was when I was visiting my school friend. I never thought chicken breasts could be so juicy.

What is chicken piccata?

Chicken Piccata is a delicious and simple dish. It is flattened chicken breast halves coated with flour, Parmesan cheese, minced parsley, salt and dipped into the egg substitute mixture, dry white wine, lemon juice, minced garlic, and a hot pepper sauce.

Serve this amazing chicken piccata with mashed potatoes, rice, pasta, or roasted vegetables and drizzle with flavorful and buttery lemon sauce.

How to make chicken piccata? 

1. Add ½ cup egg substitute, 2 tbsp dry white wine, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 3 minced garlic cloves, a few drops of hot pepper sauce to the shallow dish. Mix to combine.
2. Add ½ cup flour, ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, ¼ minced parsley, ½ tsp salt to another shallow dish.
3. Dip chicken breast half into the flour mixture. Then, into the egg mixture and again into the flour mixture. Repeat with the remaining chicken breast halves.
4. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Cook each chicken breast half for 3-5 minutes on each side or until golden. Transfer cooked chicken breast halves to a plate lined with paper towels.
5. Melt 2 tbsp butter in the same skillet.
6. Add ¼ cup dry white wine and 3 tbsp lemon juice to the melted butter. Bring to a boil. Cook until the lemon sauce is reduced by a fourth.
7. Serve chicken breasts halves warm and drizzle with lemon sauce.

Can you make chicken piccata ahead of time?

Chicken Piccata is an easy and quick dinner. Of course, you can make it ahead of time. First, flatten the chicken breast halves using a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin.

Then, coat with flour mixture, dip into the egg mixture and coat with flour mixture one more time.

Then, transfer coated chicken breast halves to an airtight container or a Ziploc bag. Freeze. You can store uncooked chicken piccata for up to 2 months in the freezer.

Also, you can prepare the sauce and freeze it when it cools completely or prepare the lemon sauce while chicken piccata is reheating.

How to reheat chicken piccata?

You can store the chicken piccata in the refrigerator for 3-4 days in an airtight container. Then, you can reheat the chicken piccata in the microwave, the oven, and on the stove.

You can add some chicken broth to make it juicier after storing it in the refrigerator and prevent the chicken breasts from drying out.

Recipe Tips;

1. You can use a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin to flatten the chicken breast halves.
2. You can also use dried parsley instead of fresh. And chicken broth instead of dry white wine.

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