Chicken Piccata, Gift Bags and an Award
In this summer’s record heat, my mantra has become, “do not heat up the kitchen,” a goal with serious implications for a die-hard foodie. Cold sandwiches get old fast, so I was happy when I remembered Chicken Piccata, a dish that cooks quickly and still feels indulgent.
The ingredients in this recipe dovetail nicely with the grilled chicken (another “cool kitchen” dish) that we had recently. Out of a whole cut up bird, I grilled the legs, wings, and thighs, then deboned and saved the meaty breasts which tend to get dry on the grill anyway.
In my “corporate” days, I used to buy Market Day (fundraiser) frozen cutlets and my (part time) nanny would make this for dinner. Now I had a less expensive and organic way to achieve the same. Mmmmm, why did I wait so long?
Chicken Piccata
Ingredients
- 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breast (I halved 2 large chicken breasts)
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove large garlic, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 lemon, peeled and sectioned
- 1 tablespoon capers
Directions
Place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic and pound to an even 1/2 inch thickness.
Combine flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in flour until evenly coated; shake off any excess.
Heat a large, skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and heat until hot, but not smoking. Sauté chicken until golden brown on both sides and thoroughly cooked, about 8 minutes. Remove from pan and hold warm.
Add garlic to skillet and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant, but not brown. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom to remove any browned bits. Stir in lemon sections and capers.
Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.
Makes 4 servings.
Another Green, Money Saving Idea
And speaking of green, money-saving ideas, you may notice there is a slice of bread on the serving dish (first photo). One of my CSAs has a “breadshare” option and for an extra payment, you get a weekly loaf of artisan bread with your box (hooray, no heat again). These come in individually labeled bags (believe me that’s necessary to keep bread from disappearing) and, like I did last Christmas, I am decorating and reusing these as gift bags. See my transformation for an upcoming baby shower (the other bag is from Gap)!
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I reuse all my gift bags and nicely store it by their size. Nice tip!
Your chicken piccatta is a nice dish dish for me to indulge on Fridays.
Happy to hear of more people living greener!
Congrats on your award…well deserved! Your chicken piccata looks heavenly!!
Thank you!
Congrats on your award!
Your chicken piccata looks fab! I like all the ingredientsyou added to give it a boost of flavor. Nothing is as bad as flavorless chicken…heheh
You know I always try to have lemons around because they are nice for so many things!
Thank you so much for the award! I really appreciate it!
It is well-deserved!
Congratulations on the award 🙂 And those bags are so pretty for their makeover, how clever of you!
Thank you! Since I left corporate life, I have worked hard to find creative ways to save money while helping the planet!
You deserve the award my friend, thanks for the sweet shout out 😀
Cheers
CCU
Thanks to you for passing it on to me!
Hi Inger,
The chicken piccata looks fabulous, and I have all of the ingredients ready to go. Thanks for the Addictive Blog Award. There are so many wonderful blogs out there to bestow this honor upon, that I will have a hard time narrowing it down. Happy cooking!
Your award is well deserved! Hope you enjoy the chicken!
Thanks Inger 🙂 The feeling is quite mutual! I drool over your recipes…and this one is no exception.
Back in the day, when I used to eat meat, I really enjoyed chicken piccata. In fact, my husband was just recently asking me to consider making it. He’s been a real sport about eating all the vegetarian food I cook, so now I’m thinking I’ll make your recipe for him 🙂
Hope you enjoy–or rather, hope he does!
Congrats on the award! That’s one I haven’t seen yet.
I thought you had everything!
Congrats on your award!! Your chicken piccata looks so delicious! I have also adopted a “no oven” mantra this summer…outrages heat here in the east!
It really is a new approach to meal preparation, isn’t it?!