Baked Chicken Piccata with Lemon Caper Sauce
EASY
15 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
4
Servings
Tender, golden-baked chicken breasts topped with a bright, tangy lemon-caper sauce and fresh parsley. A classic Italian-American dinner that's elegant yet simple, ready in under an hour.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, pounded thin
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup dry white wine
- 0.5 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon capers, drained
- 2 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
Steps
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet to ¼-inch thickness. Remove wrap and set aside.
- Combine flour, salt, and black pepper in a shallow dish.
- Dredge each chicken breast in the flour mixture, coating both sides evenly and shaking off excess.
- Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 1 minute.
- Working in batches if needed, sear the chicken breasts for 2 minutes per side until lightly golden. Do not cook through. Transfer to a 9x13 baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F when measured with an instant-read thermometer at the thickest part.
- While chicken bakes, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add white wine and chicken broth to the butter, bringing to a gentle simmer for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and capers.
- Once chicken is cooked, pour the lemon-caper sauce over the breasts in the baking pan.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices. Serve immediately from the pan or transfer to a serving platter.