Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Chicken Piccata Recipes with Pasta


A traditional Italian dish, chicken piccata is made with a tart sauce, lemon juice, capers, and white wine. This dish can be made with veal, pork, tofu, and eggplant. Although it takes a lot of time to make this traditional Italian cuisine, we are going to be concentrating on quicker versions of this classic. So anytime you're planning on cooking Italian cuisine at home, try adding pasta in it as well. Now, without waiting any longer, let's get to our first yummy recipe.

Lemon-Chicken Piccata w/Pasta

Ingredients
  • 4 boneless chicken breast halves, no skin
  • 4 cups cooked linguine
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons capers, drained
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • cup flour
  • cup chopped parsley
  • Salt and black pepper, for taste
Directions

Take 2 plastic wrap sheets and spread the chicken breasts over it. In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, and black pepper together. Take the chicken breasts and coat them in the seasoned flour. Take a pan, add 1 teaspoon butter with 1 teaspoon olive oil and the chicken breast. Cook all sides till they turn brown. Then add cup white wine along with capers and lemon juice. Cook for another 2 minutes in the sauce. Remove the chicken and add the rest of the white wine in the pan; cook for 5 minutes to make a thick sauce. In the end, add 1 teaspoon butter and parsley. In a serving plate, place the cooked linguine, then the chicken breasts, and then the sauce. Serve hot.

Angel Pasta Chicken Piccata

Ingredients
  • 10-ounce package mushrooms, sliced
  • 6 oz. whole-wheat angel hair pasta, cooked
  • 4 chicken cutlets, trimmed
  • 3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, divided
  • cup white wine
  • cup parsley, chopped
  • Salt and black pepper, for taste
Directions

Take a bowl to mix 5 teaspoons flour and chicken broth together. Keep the rest of the flour in another dish. Use salt and black pepper to season the chicken and coat in the flour. In a skillet, add 2 teaspoons olive oil and cook the chicken till it's brown. Remove the chicken and in the same skillet, add 1 teaspoon olive oil and mushrooms. Once they are cooked (start to release juices), remove them as well. Now add the garlic and wine; reduce to half. Add the flour broth we made earlier along with lemon juice and salt. Once you have a thick sauce, add parsley, capers, and the mushrooms. Add the pasta now and toss properly. Transfer to a serving plate and enjoy.

Spicy Chicken Piccata Pasta

Ingredients
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons capers, drained
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 lbs chicken breast tenders, cut into 1'' pieces
  • 1 tablespoons butter
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • cup white wine
  • cup parsley, chopped
  • Chopped chives, for garnish
  • Salt and black pepper, for taste
Directions

To make this next recipe, take a skillet, put 1 tablespoon olive oil and the chicken. Sprinkle salt and black pepper on top. Cook all sides till they are brown. Take the chicken off, reduce the heat, and add another tablespoon olive oil, butter, garlic, and shallots. Saut the ingredients properly and then add the flour. Cook for 2 more minutes and whisk the wine in the skillet. Reduce the liquid to a thick paste and add lemon juice with chicken broth. Add capers and parsley leaves in and mix everything properly. Once the mixture starts to bubble, add another tablespoon butter and then the chicken. Toss the pasta in the skillet and mix again. Do a quick taste test to check the seasoning. When everything is perfect, remove to the serving platter, sprinkle chives, and enjoy.

Here's another delicious piccata recipe with capers and mushrooms that you can make.

You can also cook this recipe with pasta sauce. All you have to do is mix in the sauce to grilled or sauteed chicken breasts. Chicken piccata with pasta is really easy to make as you must have seen in the recipes mentioned above. So cook this amazing Italian dish for your family or friends and have a great time.

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