The ultimate easy meal that will impress family or guests is this Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata! The chicken is lightly breaded and pan-fried resulting in tender, juicy chicken with a crisp coating and served with a creamy lemon caper sauce.

For busy families, 30-minute meals are lifesavers, but it’s an even bigger bonus when they seem fancy or impressive, like this Chinese Chow Mein, Mongolian Beef, and Hibachi Chicken.

Chicken piccata over cooked spaghetti, on a plate.

We’re going for amazing homemade Italian here, and I can tell you right now that Chicken Piccata (pick-ah-tah) wil be a winner every time! If you’ve ever had it at a restaurant you may have had chicken or veal and it’s typically breaded, fried and served with a creamy sauce. It’s a popular recipe found at many Italian restaurants (sometimes called Chicken Limone) but it’s SO easy and yummy made at home. Serve it over mashed potatoes or angel hair pasta with roasted veggies on the side.

What I LOVE about this reciep:

  • 30 minute meal
  • Kid friendly.  My kids LOVED this meal (capers and all!). They were literally licking their plates clean. And I’d dare to say it is just as delicious as the version at Brio, and very easy to make.
  • Fancy but not fancy.  This easy meal looks like you spent days in the kitchen but it comes together so fast!

How to Make Lemon Chicken Piccata:

1. Slice chicken Breasts. Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally (“butterfly” cutting them) so that you’re left with 4 thin chicken breasts. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Dredge Chicken.  In three separate bowls, prepare a beaten egg, flour, and breadcrumbs for dredging.  Coat the chicken on both sides in the flour, then egg wash, and then breadcrumbs.

Process photos for breading chicken in flour, egg and breadcrumbs.

3. Pan fry. Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Set aside onto a plate.

Breaded chicken breasts pan frying in a skillet.

4. Make sauce. To the same pan, add chicken broth, cream, juice from both lemons, and capers. Season with salt and pepper if needed. Allow the sauce to cook and bubble for about 3-5 minutes. Return chicken to pan and coat with sauce.

5. Serve the chicken and sauce over mashed potatoes or hot cooked pasta.

Chicken piccata in a skillet with sauce, capers and lemon slices.

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Recipe

Chicken piccata over cooked spaghetti, on a plate.
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 30 minutes
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Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally (“butterfly” cutting them) so that you’re left with 4 thin chicken breasts. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Beat the egg in a shallow bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Add the flour to another shallow bowl, and the breadcrumbs to a third shallow bowl. 
  • Coat the chicken on both sides in the flour, then egg wash, and then breadcrumbs. 
  • Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Set aside onto a plate.
  • Reduce heat to medium low. Add chicken broth, cream, juice from both lemons, and capers. Season with salt and pepper if needed. Allow the sauce to cook and bubble for about 3-5 minutes. Return chicken to pan.
  • Serve the chicken and sauce over mashed potatoes or hot cooked pasta.
  • Serve with a side of Roasted Vegetables, steamed broccoli or green beans.

Nutrition

Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 31gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 594mgPotassium: 650mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 464IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 2mg

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Recipe adapted from The Pioneer Woman.

I originally shared this recipe December 2015. Updated February 2020 with process photos and instructions and a new video.

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  1. 5 stars
    I love this recipe and so does my husband. The capers take it to a new level. I add artichokes just for more vegetables and serve with rice. It has become a regular in the dinner rotation

  2. 5 stars
    Absolutely love the pasta used only one lemon though my family is not big on lemon, but they loved it! Will continue to make this recipe over and over again thank you

  3. This is the best Lemon Piccata you can make at home. A recipe that you can add to your usual lineup. I add artichokes. I recommend shaking a 1/4 cup flour and a 1/2 cup cold water in a container to prevent lumps and to thicken the sauce

  4. 3 stars
    I added the juice from both small lemons and the capers. But then i found thats all i tasted. Maybe one lemon might be better. Or im just to good a juicing lol.

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