Chicken Picatta
Chicken Picatta

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken picatta. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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.

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

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Picatta:
  1. Take Chicken
  2. Make ready 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  3. Get 3 tbsp Lemon juice
  4. Take 3 tbsp Olive oil
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp Minced garlic
  6. Make ready 1 tsp Salt
  7. Get 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp Basil or oregano
  9. Prepare Pasta
  10. Get 2 cup Penne pasta
  11. Prepare 2 tbsp Butter
  12. Get 6 tbsp Lemon juice
  13. Make ready 1 tbsp Minced garlic
  14. Get 1/2 cup Half & half or heavy cream
  15. Take 2 tsp Basil
  16. Take 2 tbsp Capers
  17. Take 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  18. Take Reserve ingredients
  19. Get 1 Parmesan cheese
  20. Make ready 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:
  1. Combine all chicken ingredients and marinade chicken overnight.
  2. When ready grill chicken until done, slice into strips.
  3. While chicken is grilling boil pasta. Retain 1/2 cup of pasta water.
  4. In a sauce pan melt butter and which garlic and lemon juice.
  5. Add half & half (heavy cream) and whisk until hot.
  6. Add salt & pepper to taste, parmesan cheese, basil, capers until cheese is melted.
  7. Use pasta water to loosen sauce if necessary.
  8. Toss pasta in sauce, add sliced chicken on top.
  9. 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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