Chicken Piccata in Lemon Sauce with Capers

Name: Chicken Piccata in Lemon Sauce with Capers
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 4 meals
Ingredients: potatoes; oil; 1 tsp salt; pinch black pepper; dried thyme; cherry tomatoes; chicken breasts; salt; 50 g wheat flour; onion; garlic clove; capers; parsley; butter; 3 dl water; 1 pkg chicken broth cube; lemon

This recipe is inspired by Italy. The chicken are gently cooked in a lemon sauce enhanced by tangy capers and fresh parsley. They are served with roasted potatoes, whose sweetness complements the tartness of the lemon, and cherry tomatoes, which add a refreshing touch.

50 min

Lactose free

Potatoes: 1 pkgpotatoes; 2 tbspoil; 1 tsp salt; pinch black pepper; 1 pkgdried thyme
Additional Ingredients:: 1 pkgcherry tomatoes; 1 pkgchicken breasts; 0.5 tspsalt; pinch black pepper; 50 g wheat flour; 3 tbspoil
Lemon Sauce:: 1 onion; 2 garlic clove; 1 pkgcapers; 1 pkgparsley; 2 tbspbutter; 3 dl water; 1 pkg chicken broth cube; 1 lemon; 2 tbspbutter

1
Preheat the oven to 225 °C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2
Wash the potatoes, cut them into wedges, and spread them out on the tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt, pepper, and thyme, and mix well. Place the tray in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes.
3
Rinse the cherry tomatoes.
4
Cut the chicken breasts into larger pieces. Place them in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and coat with wheat flour.
5
Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and sear for about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Then transfer the meat to a plate.
6
Remove the tray from the oven, add the chicken and cherry tomatoes, and continue baking for another 15–20 minutes.
7
Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Finely chop the capers. Rinse the parsley and chop it finely.
8
Melt the butter in the same pan used for the chicken. Add the onion, garlic, and capers, and sauté for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9
Pour water into the pan and add the chicken bouillon. Rinse the lemon under warm water, zest it into the sauce, and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Stir, bring to a boil, and simmer over low heat for 4–5 minutes.
10
Stir the butter and chopped parsley into the sauce.
11
Serve the chicken pieces on plates with the roasted potatoes and cherry tomatoes. Finally, drizzle everything with the lemon sauce. Enjoy your meal.

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