Chicken Piccata

    10m prep time
    40m total time
    Medium level
    12 ingredients

This is a classic Italian dish to satisfies all your savoury needs. Crispy pan-seared chicken breast coated with a bright and zingy sauce of lemon, butter, capers and fresh parsley. Served with buttery mash and green beans for a hearty mid week meal.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Slice each chicken breast in half crosswise and open like a book (this process is called butterflying). Place each one between two pieces of parchment paper and gently bash with a rolling pin to even out the thickness. Try not to go too thin - you’re looking for about 1cm in thickness. Season well with salt and set aside.

Step 2

Heat half of the oil in a large pan and fry the chicken, 2 pieces at a time, until golden on each side and cooked through. About 6-8 minutes. Set aside and repeat with the remaining chicken, adding more oil as needed. Set the chicken aside, but don’t wipe the pan.

Step 3

Add half the butter to the same pan along with the garlic, capers and chilli flakes. As you cook these, try to scrape up the bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. After a minute or two, add in the lemon slices and white wine. Let the wine reduce by half, cooking for 5 minutes more. Reduce the heat, and add the remaining butter and the chopped parsley.

Step 4

Heat your potatoes according to the instructions on the packet. Boil your green beans in salted boiling water for 3 minutes until cooked through but retaining a little bite.

Step 5

Pop the cooked chicken into the hot sauce to heat through for a minute or so before serving with the mash and green beans and spooning over the lemony, buttery sauce.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 0.5 tsp Chilli Flakes 1 x Sainsbury's Crushed Chillies 32g
  • 1 Lemon, sliced, pips removed 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 190ml White Wine, approx 1 x Sainsbury's House Sauvignon Blanc White Wine (Small bottle) 18.7cl
  • 30g Parsley, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • 4 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 4 Chicken Breast 2 x Sainsbury's 320g British Fresh Skinless & Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets
  • 2 tbsp Butter 1 x Sainsbury's British Butter, Salted 250g
  • 2 tbsp Olive OIl 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 2 tbsp Capers, drained 1 x Sainsbury's Non Pareilles Capers in Brine, Inspired to Cook 100g (60g*)
  • 800g Mashed Potato 2 x Sainsbury's Mashed Potato 400g
  • 220g Green Beans, tops removed 1 x Stamford Street Co. Green Beans 220g
  • Maldon Salt. to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
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