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Light Chicken Piccata Recipe
Tender chicken in buttery lemon caper sauce. Lighter version of the classic Italian dish with all the flavor but less calories!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally. Wrap chicken breasts in plastic wrap, and use a meat pounder to pound out until about 1/4 inch thin. Salt and pepper chicken breasts lightly.
chicken breasts (2 chicken breasts)1 pound
2
Over medium high heat add two tablespoons of butter, and heat until the butter is bubbly. Cook chicken breasts in butter until each side is light brown. This will take about 3 or ⏱️ 4 minutes on each side. Remove chicken breasts when browned and set on a plate.
chicken breasts (2 chicken breasts)1 pound
3
Add chicken broth to pan, scraping the browned bits off the pan, add the remaining butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, and capers. When sauce has reduced by 25% add chicken breasts to pan.
capers2 tablespoonschicken breasts (2 chicken breasts)1 pound
Nutrition Facts
calories
235 kcal
fat Content
14 g
serving Size
1 serving
sodium Content
249 mg
protein Content
24 g
cholesterol Content
102 mg
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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