Name: Simple Way to Make Chicken Picatta in 10 Minutes at Home
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 37 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Chicken; 2 Boneless skinless chicken breasts; 3 tbsp Lemon juice; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Minced garlic; 1 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Black pepper; 1/2 tsp Basil or oregano; Pasta; 2 cup Penne pasta; 2 tbsp Butter; 6 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 tbsp Minced garlic; 1/2 cup Half half or heavy cream; 2 tsp Basil; 2 tbsp Capers; 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; Reserve ingredients; 1 Parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup Reserve pasta water

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken picatta. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken Picatta is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Chicken Picatta is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess. Season the chicken breast pieces with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken picatta using 20 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Picatta:

Prepare Chicken
Get 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Get 3 tbsp Lemon juice
Take 3 tbsp Olive oil
Prepare 1 tbsp Minced garlic
Make ready 1 tsp Salt
Take 1/4 tsp Black pepper
Make ready 1/2 tsp Basil or oregano
Prepare Pasta
Make ready 2 cup Penne pasta
Take 2 tbsp Butter
Make ready 6 tbsp Lemon juice
Get 1 tbsp Minced garlic
Get 1/2 cup Half & half or heavy cream
Prepare 2 tsp Basil
Make ready 2 tbsp Capers
Make ready 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Get Reserve ingredients
Prepare 1 Parmesan cheese
Take 1/2 cup Reserve pasta water

Repeat with remaining chicken and oil. Discard half the chicken juice from skillet and reduce heat to low. Chicken piccata is an Italian-American staple beloved for its piquant flavors cradled in a silky, butter-rich pan sauce It also doesn't hurt that it cooks up very quickly This version is mostly traditional except that it uses lemon two ways, calling for lemon slices to be caramelized (to soften their tang) and for a hit of fresh juice at the end (to brighten the whole dish) Chicken piccata. Chicken piccata with a side of spaghetti.

Instructions to make Chicken Picatta:

Combine all chicken ingredients and marinade chicken overnight.
When ready grill chicken until done, slice into strips.
While chicken is grilling boil pasta. Retain 1/2 cup of pasta water.
In a sauce pan melt butter and which garlic and lemon juice.
Add half & half (heavy cream) and whisk until hot.
Add salt & pepper to taste, parmesan cheese, basil, capers until cheese is melted.
Use pasta water to loosen sauce if necessary.
Toss pasta in sauce, add sliced chicken on top.
Sprinkle with extra Parmesan cheese if desired.

Piccata describes meat, usually veal or chicken, that is sliced, dredged in flour, browned, then served in a sauce containing lemon juice, butter, and capers. Piccata is an Italian word spelled sometimes as picatta or pichotta.. Chicken Piccata (or any piccata such as veal piccata) is a dish that features meat pounded thin and topped with a buttery lemon caper sauce. Similar to my Lemon Shrimp Linguine , this lemon chicken piccata is usually served over pasta and I prefer a thinner pasta such as angel hair or a light linguine as its a delicate dish. Chicken Piccata - Giada De Laurentiis.

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