Chicken Piccata

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Health score
7%
Chicken Piccata
40 min.
4
417kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.3 cup brined capers rinsed
  • 0.5 cup chicken stock see 
  • servings flour all-purpose for dredging
  • 0.3 cup parsley fresh chopped
  • 0.3 cup juice of lemon fresh
  • tablespoons olive oil extra-virgin
  • servings sea salt and pepper black freshly ground
  •  chicken breasts boneless skinless cut in half
  • tablespoons butter unsalted

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • whisk
  • stove

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess.
  3. In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 3 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add 2 pieces of chicken and cook for 3 minutes. When chicken is browned, flip and cook other side for 3 minutes.
  4. Remove and transfer to plate. Melt 2 more tablespoons butter and add another 2 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add the other 2 pieces of chicken and brown both sides in same manner.
  5. Remove pan from heat and add chicken to the plate.
  6. Into the pan add the lemon juice, stock and capers. Return to stove and bring to boil, scraping up brown bits from the pan for extra flavor. Check for seasoning. Return all the chicken to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
  7. Remove chicken to platter.
  8. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to sauce and whisk vigorously.
  9. Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

Calories417kcal
Protein13.43%
Fat77.95%
Carbs8.62%

Properties

Glycemic Index
34.75
Glycemic Load
4.2
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
14.612608733385%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.99mg
Hesperetin
2.94mg
Naringenin
0.28mg
Apigenin
10.79mg
Luteolin
0.08mg
Kaempferol
14.44mg
Myricetin
0.75mg
Quercetin
18.96mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:416.82kcal
20.84%
Fat:36.62g
56.33%
Saturated Fat:13.67g
85.45%
Carbohydrates:9.11g
3.04%
Net Carbohydrates:8.31g
3.02%
Sugar:1.11g
1.23%
Cholesterol:82.21mg
27.4%
Sodium:417.13mg
18.14%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:14.19g
28.38%
Vitamin K:97.05µg
92.43%
Vitamin B3:6.97mg
34.88%
Selenium:21.65µg
30.93%
Vitamin B6:0.46mg
23.1%
Vitamin E:3.29mg
21.96%
Vitamin A:980.7IU
19.61%
Vitamin C:15.73mg
19.06%
Phosphorus:145.67mg
14.57%
Vitamin B5:0.91mg
9.12%
Potassium:308.14mg
8.8%
Vitamin B2:0.15mg
8.8%
Folate:32.31µg
8.08%
Vitamin B1:0.12mg
7.86%
Iron:1.24mg
6.89%
Magnesium:25.46mg
6.37%
Copper:0.1mg
4.93%
Manganese:0.09mg
4.61%
Zinc:0.54mg
3.61%
Fiber:0.8g
3.22%
Vitamin D:0.37µg
2.48%
Vitamin B12:0.15µg
2.48%
Calcium:23mg
2.3%