Steps to Prepare Ultimate Chicken Piccata over Lemon Basil Pasta

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Chopped parsley and lemon wedges (for serving). Working in batches if needed to avoid overcrowding the pan, cook cutlets, without moving them, until deeply browned underneath. Simple to make chicken piccata with pasta is the perfect quarantine meal to put together quickly with readily available ingredients. I served the chicken with the extra sauce over mini bow tie pasta.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken piccata over lemon basil pasta using 14 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Piccata over Lemon Basil Pasta:

1. Take Lemon Basil Pasta
2. Prepare 12 oz spaghetti
3. Prepare Salt
4. Make ready 2 lemons (zested and juiced)
5. Get 1/4 cup olive oil
6. Get 1/3 cup heavy cream
7. Prepare 1/4 bunch Basil, chopped
8. Get Chicken Piccata
9. Take 1 fresh lemon
10. Prepare 1/4 bunch Italian Parsley, chopped
11. Prepare 3 cloves garlic
12. Take 2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lbs)
13. Take Pinch salt and pepper
14. Make ready Grated Parmesan Cheese, to garnish

For today's recipe, we need to do a quick FRIENDS recap - it's the one with the metaphorical tunnel. Our chicken piccata, served over whole-wheat pasta, has a rich lemon-caper sauce that's made with extra-virgin olive oil and just a touch of butter for flavor. If you like, you can use a mild fish like tilapia or even shrimp instead of chicken breast. For the chicken piccata: Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides, then dredge in the flour.

Instructions to make Chicken Piccata over Lemon Basil Pasta:

1. For the Pasta:
2. Cook the pasta in a large pot of generously salted boiling water (1 tablespoon of salt for every 6 cups of water) until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.
3. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water. Return drained spaghetti to the pot.
4. Meanwhile, whisk the lemon juice, oil, heavy cream, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes in a bowl to combine. Add ¼ cup of the pasta cooking water and whisk to combine.
5. Add lemon sauce to spaghetti in pot; toss until pasta is evenly coated with sauce. Add remaining cooking liquid, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
6. Garnish with lemon zest, chopped basil and parmesan cheese.
7. For the Chicken Piccata:
8. Prepare the lemon, parsley, and garlic so they’re ready to go when you need them. Roughly chop the parsley leaves, juice the lemon, and mince the garlic. Set these ingredients aside.
9. Trim the chicken breasts of excess fat. Cover them with plastic wrap and pound them with a mallet or rolling pin until they are an even thickness (about 1/2-3/4 inch thick).
10. Cut each chicken breast in half so that you have four to six pieces about the size of the palm of your hand. Season both sides of the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
11. Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet, over medium heat. While the oil is heating, place the flour in a bowl and lightly coat each piece of chicken on both sides. When the oil is very hot but not smoking, add the chicken pieces to the skillet and cook until golden brown on each side (about 3-5 minutes on each side).
12. Cook the chicken in batches, if needed, to prevent them from overcrowding the skillet. Transfer the browned chicken on a clean plate.
13. After removing the chicken from the skillet, turn the heat down to medium-low and add the butter and minced garlic. Sauté the garlic in the butter for about one minute. Add the chicken broth and lemon juice to the skillet and whisk to dissolve (or “deglaze”) the brown bits off of the bottom of the pan.
14. Add the capers and half of the chopped parsley to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium, add the chicken back to the skillet, and spoon the sauce over top. Allow the chicken to simmer in the sauce for 3-5 minutes, without a lid, or until the sauce reduces by half. The flour on the chicken will help thicken the sauce as it simmers.
15. Plating:
16. Twirl the pasta into the center of the dish and sprinkle remaining basil over pasta. Top with two pieces of chicken, and top with lemon wedge. Drizzle remaining sauce in skillet over dish. Top with lemon zest and Parmesan cheese.

If you like, you can use a mild fish like tilapia or even shrimp instead of chicken breast. For the chicken piccata: Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides, then dredge in the flour. Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Use a spatula to scrape up the. An over-the-top delicious chicken piccata recipe!

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