Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata - The Recipe Critic (2024)

This creamy lemon chicken piccata is a quick and easy one-pot meal that’s on the dinner table in 30 minutes! Tender breaded chicken in a creamy lemon sauce that the entire family will love.

Chicken is a favorite protein around here with its mild flavor. It works for so many different recipes! You will have to try some of my other favorites, Lemon Garlic Chicken, Marry Me Chicken, and Tuscan Garlic Chicken!

Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata Recipe

One of our favorite meals of the week was this creamy chicken piccata. My favorite part was that it was a one-pot meal and ready to eat in 30 minutes! This also means easy clean-up! It’s just like the classic chicken piccata dish, but with the added lemon tang. It gives it such a fresh and delicious taste to the creamy sauce. The chicken has a delicious breading on the outside and is so perfect served over some pasta. Everyone in my family loved this meal. It had such a delicious flavor and will be one that we make again and again!

This American-Italian favorite is so creamy and delicious. Piccata literally means, pounded flat and cooked in a sauce of lemon, parsley, and butter. Cooked in one pan and in 30 minutes means you can have an incredible meal on the table in no time. Don’t be scared of the capers! They really make the dish amazing. If you have never had them, this is the perfect dish to try them with. If you love seafood, you’ll have to try this salmon piccata as well! It’s so delicious and packed with light, bright flavor!

Ingredients Needed

Super simple ingredients come together to make an irresistible meal. Serve your creamy lemon chicken piccata with a nice green salad, homemade breadsticks or rolls, and you have a winning dinner on your hands!

• Chicken:Boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded flat if needed. This is so they cook more evenly!
• Salt and Pepper: Season to taste.
• Flour: Creates a nice breading on the chicken.
• Butter: To cook the chicken in. It also adds a deliciously rich flavor!
• Olive Oil: Also used to cook and add flavor.
• Chicken Broth:A savory base for the sauce.
• Lemons:Fresh whole lemons to use for juice and garnish.
• Heavy Cream: You can also substitute half and half, but it won’t be as creamy in texture.
• Capers: Look for these with the pickles and jarred pepperoncini.
• Parsley: (Optional) For garnish and extra flavor.
• Angel Hair Pasta: You can also use spaghetti noodles if you would like.

Making the Perfect Lemon Chicken Piccata

If needed, take the time to pound your chicken to get it nice and thin. You won’t regret it. They will cook faster and more evenly!

1. Prepare Skillet, Season Chicken:Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Then salt and pepper each side of the chicken breasts
2. Adjust Thickness:If the chicken breasts are overly thick, pound them to be thinner. Then the cooking time will be shorter.
3. Flour:Using a shallow bowl, dredge the chicken in the flour mixture.
4. Brown: Then put the chicken breasts in the skillet. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side, or until it is cooked throughout and no longer pink. Then remove from the skillet and set aside on a plate.
5. Sauce:Turn the heat to medium-low. Then add juice from lemons, heavy cream, and capers. Bring the sauce to a boil and then return to medium-low heat. Test the sauce and then season with salt and pepper as needed. Allow the sauce to cook and bubble for about 3 minutes.
6. Serve:Serve the chicken over cooked pasta and then spoon the piccata sauce over top. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley.