How To Make Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken Piccata
Parmesan cheese provides flavor to this fried chicken dish and served Piccata-style. You will love this creamy and slightly fragrant dish. Try it!
Serves:
Ingredients
For The Chicken:
- large chicken breasts,boneless and skinless, halved horizontally to make 4
- 2tbspflour,all purpose or plain
- 2tbspfinely grated fresh parmesan cheese
- 1tbspsalt
- cracked pepper
For The Sauce:
- 1tbspolive oil
- 2tspbutter,or oil
- 2tbspgarlic,minced
- 1¼cup chicken broth,stock
- ½cuphalf and half,or heavy cream or evaporated milk
- ⅓cupfresh parmesan cheese,finely grated
- 2tbspcapers,plus 2 extra to garnish
- 1tspcornstarch,cornflour, mixed with 1 tbsp of water
- 3tbsplemon juice,juice of 1 lemon, adjust to your tastes
- 2tbspFresh Parsley
Instructions
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In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and parmesan cheese. Season the chicken with salt and pepper; dredge in the flour mixture; shake off excess and set aside.
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Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 2 teaspoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter has melted and pan is hot.
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Fry the chicken until golden on each side and cooked through and no longer pink for about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer onto a warm plate.
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Add the garlic to the oil in the pan and fry until fragrant. Reduce heat to low-medium heat, add the broth and cream.
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Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer; season with salt and pepper to your taste; add in the parmesan cheese and capers. Continue cooking gently for about 2 minutes until thicker.
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Pour in the lemon juice, allow to simmer for a further minute to combine.
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Add the chicken back into the pan, allow to simmer gently in the sauce for about a minute to soak up all of the flavours in the sauce.
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Serve with the sauce over pasta, steamed vegetables, zucchini noodles or rice. Top with extra capers to garnish, lemon slices and parsley.
Nutrition
- Calories: 208.39kcal
- Fat: 14.23g
- Saturated Fat: 6.92g
- Trans Fat: 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.70g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.86g
- Carbohydrates: 10.92g
- Fiber: 0.56g
- Sugar: 3.00g
- Protein: 9.82g
- Cholesterol: 30.11mg
- Sodium: 457.54mg
- Calcium: 251.79mg
- Potassium: 185.96mg
- Iron: 0.70mg
- Vitamin A: 89.97µg
- Vitamin C: 8.89mg
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