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Quick and Easy High Protein Chicken Piccata Recipe

Easy to make delicious high -protein Chicken Piccata Recipe. Tangy lemon & caper sauce over chicken tenders.. Serve over angel hair pasta or alone.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Chicken Piccata, Easy Chicken Pasta,, High Protein Chicken Dish
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 340kcal
Author: Rachel

Equipment

  • 1 Large Skillet/Frying Pan
  • 1 Cutting Board
  • 1 Meat Tenderizer Hammer
  • 1 shallow dish or bowl

Ingredients

  • 4 large Chicken Tenders or Strips
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 cup Flour Plain
  • 5 tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
  • 1/3 cup fresh squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 1/3 cup Capers
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper

Instructions

  • In a shallow dish mix flour, garlic power, salt, & pepper until even distributed.
  • Place your chicken breast tenders on the cutting board and use the meat hammer to flatten the breasts until they are approximately 1/4 inch thick.
  • Place the skillet on medium heat and add 1 Tbsp of butter and allow to melt.
  • Dredge the chicken tenders in the flour mixture, coating both sides.
  • Place in the skillet to cook. After approximately 3 minutes, flip over and add another tbsp. of butter. Continue to flip until both sides are browned and chicken is done.
  • Remove chicken breasts and set aside. Reserve any drippings in the skillet.
  • Return skillet with drippings to the burner and add remaining butter.
  • Then add chicken broth, & lemon juice. Continue to stir until sauce thickens. If you are not happy with the consistency you can add a small amount of the flour mixture to thicken. Continue to stir until the flour is smooth and you are happy with c onsistency.
  • Then add cooked chicken breast and capers. Stir until chicken reheated.
  • You can serve alone or over Angel Hair pasta. Add chicken breast to each plate and drizzle the gravy over each breast.

Notes

  • Each serving has approximately 50 grams of protein. 
  • You can use 2 large chicken breasts and split them into two thin pieces.  
  • If your sauce or gravy evaporates and you need more, just add a splash more chicken broth and stir to mix.  
  • You can substitute butter with olive oil when cooking the chicken to reduce calories.  However, I do recommend using butter for making the sauce/gravy.  It gives it a soft, buttery lemon flavor.  
  • Serve alone or over pasta.  Be sure to cook the pasta while the chicken is cooking so that everything is ready and hot when it's time to serve.  
  • You can garnish with fresh parsley.