Chicken Piccata
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
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0.5 tsp Chilli Flakes 1x Sainsbury's Crushed Chillies 32g -
1 Lemon, sliced, pips removed 1x Sainsbury's Lemons -
4 Chicken Breast 2x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets Skinless & Boneless 320g -
2 tbsp Capers, drained 1x Sainsbury's Non Pareilles Capers in Brine, Inspired to Cook 100g (65g*) -
190ml White Wine, approx 1x Sainsbury's House Sauvignon Blanc (Small bottle) 18.7cl -
800g Mashed Potato 2x Sainsbury's Mashed Potato 400g -
30g Parsley, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g -
220g Green Beans, tops removed 1x Stamford Street Co. Green Beans 220g -
4 Cloves Garlic, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
2 tbsp Butter 1x Sainsbury's British Butter, Salted 250g -
2 tbsp Olive OIl 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml -
Maldon Salt. to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g