Julie Clark
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Chicken Piccata with Sun Dried Tomatoes
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Zesty, light, and bold, this easy chicken piccata with sun dried tomatoes is a great weeknight dinner recipe. Lemon based with perfectly seasoned and seared chicken!
Chicken pasta dinners are a favorite weeknight meal. They’re not only quick, but also so satisfying. Some of our other favorite chicken and pasta dinner recipes are our easy chicken parmesan, chicken tetrazzini casserole, and when we want to be adventurous we make our famous buffalo chicken casserole!
This chicken piccata with sun dried tomatoes is a low carb high protein dinner recipe that is light and healthy.
What is chicken piccata?
Chicken piccata is a lemon, butter, and capers based Italian dish that is typically made with chicken, although you can make it with veal or another lean protein of your choosing.
For the traditional chicken piccata, the boneless chicken is typically made with a heavy coating of flour that is lightly fried until golden.
For a healthy chicken piccata recipe, we’re skipping on the flour. Simply season the chicken and sear it to perfection. All of the flavor, less of the fat!
What flavors does chicken piccata have?
The chicken piccata sauce is the star of the dish. Piccata is bold with it’s zesty citrus taste from fresh lemon juice, and rich silkiness from butter.
The capers, which taste like tiny olives, offer the perfect balance with salt. We’re taking a play from Olive Garden’s Chicken Piccata by adding in sun dried tomatoes.
This easy dinner dish is heavenly, easy to make, and tastes like it was just ordered from a 5 star restaurant!
Ingredients In Chicken Piccata with Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Olive oil.
- Lemon pepper seasoning. For seasoning the chicken before cooking.
- Thin sliced chicken breasts. Ask your butcher to thin slice your chicken breasts; or pound your chicken breasts and butterfly them to create thinner chicken breasts at home. If you do not want to use chicken breasts, you can choose boneless chicken thighs, shrimp, or veal!
- Garlic.
- Sliced lemon and lemon juice.
- High quality butter. European butter has an amazingly rich taste to it!
- Sun-dried tomatoes. Sun-dried tomatoes are excellent with pasta. Try our sun-dried tomato alfredo!
- Capers. Capers are the flower bud of the caper bush.
- Parsley, salt and black pepper. for flavoring
How To Make Chicken Piccata with Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Season chicken breasts with lemon pepper seasoning.
Seasoning Substitute
If you do not have lemon pepper seasoning, use salt, pepper, ground thyme, and add a little bit of lemon zest or lemon juice while seasoning the chicken.
- In a large skillet, over medium high heat, add oil and warm through before adding chicken. Sear chicken for 4-5 minutes per side, until juices run clear and internal temperature reaches 165ºF. Remove chicken to a warm plate and set aside.
- Once chicken is removed, use a paper towel to wipe out excess oil from pan. Add in garlic and sun dried tomatoes, cook for a minute before adding in lemon slices and lemon juice.
- Allow lemon juice to reduce before adding in butter, capers, and parsley. Allow butter to melt and then toss in cooked chicken and cooked pasta. Season with salt and pepper.
What should I serve with chicken piccata?
This Italian chicken piccata with sun dried tomatoes is typically served with spaghetti pasta, but it’s okay to change things up.
Here are some side dish ideas of what to serve:
- zoodles (zucchini noodles)
- any kind of rice (think brown or cauliflower rice for a healthier dinner)
- creamy mashed potatoes
- Roasted Asparagus
- Grilled Zucchini
- Italian Green Beans
- Tomato Salad
Can you freeze chicken piccata?
Wondering if you can freeze leftover chicken piccata? Yes, you can freeze chicken piccata. I highly suggest you do not freeze the pasta. Make it fresh when it’s time to reheat the chicken.
TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
- Freeze this recipe by placing the chicken with it’s juices into a Ziploc freezer bag. Squeeze out all of the air and date the bag.
- Freeze flat on a baking dish in order to be able to stand it in your freezer to save space.
- To reheat the frozen chicken first thaw it by placing the whole bag into a large bowl with cool water for 10-20 minutes. Then dump the contents into an oven safe bowl to reheat in the oven at a temperature of about 365 Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes or microwave the chicken for about 3 minutes, or until it heats through.
Chicken Piccata with Sun Dried Tomatoes
Zesty, light, and bold, this easy chicken piccata with sun dried tomatoes is a great weeknight dinner recipe. Lemon based with perfectly seasoned and seared chicken!
Servings 4
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
- 4 thin sliced chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3-4 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes (julienned)
- ½ lemon (sliced)
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons capers (rinsed and drained)
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- pasta (cooked for serving)
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts with lemon pepper seasoning. 2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning, 4 thin sliced chicken breasts
- In a large pan, over medium high heat, add oil and warm through before adding chicken. Sear chicken for 4-5 minutes per side, once juices run clear. 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Remove chicken to a warm plate and set aside.
- Once chicken is removed, use a paper towel to wipe out excess oil from pan. Add in garlic and sun dried tomatoes, cook for a minute before adding in lemon slices and lemon juice. 2 cloves garlic, 3-4 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, ½ lemon, ¼ cup lemon juice
- Allow lemon juice to reduce before adding in butter, capers, and parsley. 3 tablespoons salted butter, 2 tablespoons capers, 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley
- Allow butter to melt and then add in cooked chicken cooked pasta. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on the top. Garnish with fresh basil if you prefer. salt and pepper, pasta
Notes
- If you enjoy cooking with wine, a few tablespoons of good quality dry white wine can be added on step 5.
Nutrition
Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 445mg | Potassium: 1023mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 378IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg
Great recipe! I had planned to make homemade noodles and remembered when the chicken was done cooking. Rats! So, I made rice and put the tomato mixture on top. It was good. My husband of few words said it was ok. (Which means good)
Tonight made chicken piccata. It was delicious. Taste amazing not a heavy meal great without creams and high fat content. Our new fast favourite.
I’m making this for my wife on Mothers Day as the kids can’t come. Thank you. Anything for an air fryer?