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Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata is an under 30-minute meal packed with lemony goodness

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 1 person

Equipment

• Pan deep enough to boil a small amount of pasta
• strainer
• Measuring Spoons
• Measuring Cup ~ 1/4 cup

Ingredients

  

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• 4 oz pasta can also use ready made pasta of choice
• 1 chicken breast fillet
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 tsp lemon pepper or to taste, can also use lemon rind
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter if you can, please don't use margarine
• ¼ cup white wine can use cooking wine or chicken broth
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• capers optional

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Instructions

 

• Add a couple cups of water to your pan and bring to a boil, add your 4 oz of pasta and cook according to package. When done, drain in colander and set aside.
  4 oz pasta
• While the pasta is boiling, add flour and lemon pepper to a flat plate, stir together and dredge chicken to get fully covered on both sides
  1 chicken breast fillet, 2 tbsp flour, 2 tsp lemon pepper
• Turn stove to medium-high which is a 8 on most electric
• Add butter and oil and allow butter to melt
  2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp butter
• Add chicken and allow to cook until the sides begin to turn white, then flip and fry the opposite side. Depending on the thickness of the breast, this will be 3-5 minutes
  1 chicken breast fillet
• Once chicken is fried through set aside
• Add wine to pan, deglazing and scraping up any browned bits
  1/4 cup white wine
• Add lemon juice, lower heat to medium low (3) and let simmer a few minutes to let sauce thicken some.
  1/4 cup lemon juice
• Add capers if using
  capers
• Place the pasta and chicken back in pan coating well
  4 oz pasta, 1 chicken breast fillet
• Plate and enjoy. This works by itself or you can add a veggie of your choosing

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