Best Chicken Piccata With White Wine Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast horizontally in half to make 2 cutlets; place between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Pound to 1/4-inch thickness; place in shallow dish. Drizzle 1 Tbsp. vinegar evenly onto both sides of chicken cutlets. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Place flour in pie plate. Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Meanwhile, remove chicken from vinegar; discard any excess vinegar. Add chicken, 1 cutlet at a time, to flour, turning to evenly coat both sides of each cutlet. Gently shake off excess flour.
• Add chicken, in batches, to skillet; cook, 2 to 3 min. on each side or until done. Remove from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet; cover chicken to keep warm.
• Stir wine and remaining vinegar into reserved drippings; cook 2 min., stirring constantly to scrape browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add pasta sauce; stir. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 to 7 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Stir in olives. Serve over chicken.

CHICKEN PAN SAUCE "PICATTA"

Steps:

• Heat the pan with the drippings over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook (adding a touch of butter if necessary) until soft and lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the white wine and reduce until the pan begins to sizzle again, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock and reduce by one-half, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the capers and parsley, then whisk in the butter and lemon zest and juice. Season with salt and pepper.

QUICK CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between 2 layers of plastic wrap and pound to about 1/2-inch thick.
• Season both sides of chicken breasts with cayenne, salt, and black pepper; dredge lightly in flour and shake off any excess.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken in the pan, reduce heat to medium, and cook until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side; remove to a plate.
• Cook capers in reserved oil, smashing them lightly to release brine, until warmed though, about 30 seconds.
• Pour white wine into skillet. Scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
• Stir lemon juice, water, and butter into the reduced wine mixture; cook and stir continuously to form a thick sauce, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir parsley through the sauce.
• Return chicken breasts to the pan cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with sauce spooned over the top.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap. Pound breasts to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
• Spread flour into a wide, shallow dish. Press chicken into flour to coat completely.
• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook chicken in hot butter mixture until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet to a serving platter and cover with a lid to keep warm.
• Pour white wine, lemon juice, capers, and garlic into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook at a boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle sauce over and around the chicken; garnish with parsley.

MY BEST CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Dredge the chicken breast pieces in the seasoned flour to coat; tap off excess flour.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat until hot but not starting to brown. Pan-fry coated chicken breast pieces in the hot butter until golden brown, the juices run clear, and the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. Turn the chicken pieces often. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.
• Pour white wine into the skillet and scrape pan to dissolve any browned bits of food on the bottom. Mix in lemon juice, reduce heat to low, and simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir often. Stir capers into sauce and place chicken back into skillet, turning to coat with sauce.
• To serve, transfer chicken to a serving platter, top with sauce, and garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley.

MUSHROOM CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together flour, salt and paprika. In a separate dish or bowl, mix together egg and milk. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture, then in seasoned flour.
• In a large skillet, heat butter or margarine over medium-high heat. Saute chicken pieces until golden brown. Add mushrooms and onion and saute for 3 to 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl combine the broth, wine, lemon juice and cornstarch. Mix together and pour mixture over chicken and mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium low and let chicken mixture simmer for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.