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Hi guys if you are looking for a really quick and easy chicken dinner I have the perfect one for you this is a chicken piccata a gorgeous chromed coated crispy chicken with a beautiful lemon butter sauce with a little bit of capers it is a salty gorgeous buttery delicious thing

And it’s gonna be served right on your plate for a dinner made in minutes now it starts off by making up a little bit of a flour mix I’ve got some plain flour in here to this I’m gonna add a generous seasoning of sea salt and some black

Pepper and to bring this together and give you a lovely sort of crispy coating on your chicken a nice generous amount of grated Parmesan cheese so I’m just gonna take this and give it a good mix through and this will essentially give you this coating for the chicken so that

When it goes into the pan you’re gonna get this gorgeous golden coating which is just out of this world so we’ve got our nice little coating for our chicken this is looking good I’m gonna slice up our chicken breasts now you can do this with chicken thighs but I like to do it

With chicken breasts because you get a nice finish on it what we’re gonna do is take off these two chicken breasts we’re gonna take a sharp knife and we’re gonna butterfly them out so just running your knife straight across like this the reason I’m doing this is twofold number

One you’re gonna get gorgeous crispy chicken and number two it actually helps to cook the chicken a little bit quicker to take these nice little chicken cutlets you venero formed and we’re gonna bash these up nice and thin pretty good so butterfly them out and actually

This is a great tip for a cooking chicken really quickly in general so just place them out across your parchment paper take up that other sheet of parchment paper we’re gonna use a little meat cleaver or you could use a rolling pin or you could use a wine

Bottle but be very careful if you use a wine ball because you don’t want to smash and then we’re gonna bash up our chicken you just want it to be nice and even across the chicken breast so that you get an even cooking time okay this is looking pretty good have a

Look at that yeah they’re looking pretty good I’m just gonna give them a last little bash okay we’re in business right take off that sheet of parchment paper we’re gonna get rid of that and the meat cleaver we’re gonna season this up with a touch of salt and pepper we’ve got a

Bit in our coating as well but there’s no harm in giving it a season at this point as well in a nice hot pan we’ve got a touch of olive oil going in here and now just take up these chicken breasts with these little chicken is scallops that you’ve created and you’re

Gonna dust them in that beautiful parmesan flour mix just press them down so you get a nice coating and then it’s straight into the past Either hands good wash and at this point now I’m just gonna pop in one or two pieces of butter to melt in alongside this gives you the most gorgeous sort of nutty flavor into this dish so just little knobs of butter as you move around the pan as it fries off I’m just

Gonna give it a last little grating of Parmesan cheese which is just gonna go nutty and golden now at the moment we’ve just got fried chicken in a pan but this is the moment where we want to take it next level and it only requires a handful ingredients we’ve got a little

Touch of white wine we’ve got some capers we’ve got some butter and we’ve got some lemon juice and it’s these four ingredients that are gonna take this chicken to the next level you’re going to the cabinet but piccata nothing wrong with that the smell is so good butter

Parmesan and all those good flavors going on I’m just gonna flip these over you should get a nice little bit of a golden color on them okay our chicken is in a good place it only takes a few minutes on either side so I’m gonna take this chicken out and really the beauty

Of this dish comes alive in the sauce that’s in the pan so just transfer these out look at that golden colour you’ve got on the chicken so so good right leave these aside all the flavor in this pan we’re gonna bring alive with a touch of white wine which goes straight in let

That come up to a nice bubble I’m also gonna add the juice of about half a lemon going in here as well it’s gonna give you this sort of fresh acidic vice so straight into a little juicer that’ll save my pips straight in there we go and

Bring this up to a nice bubble and simmer just until it starts to reduce down a little bit to this some salty capers these are a great store covered ingredient and they’re gonna add this sort of wonderful say line bike in amongst this sauce then give that all a

Nice little stir through and now for some freshness I am gonna take it up a handful of flat leaf parsley just give that a a rough chop and I will put this in just at the last minute so just use that wooden spoon to scrape up any of the bit off the bottom

Of the pan and it’s starting to come together so at this point that last little bit of butter is gonna help bring together this sauce so just get that straight into the pan and just melt it in it’s gonna give you this lovely luscious and creamy finish to the sauce

Right our sauce is exactly where we need it to be so just give it a nice little stir through I’m gonna turn off the heat everything gets bit more relaxed straight in with some parsley I’m gonna hold back a tiny bit just to sprinkle over the top give that a little stir

Through and that my friends is the most beautiful little sauce that’s gonna take your chicken to the next level so let’s bring our chicken up let’s bring our sauce over and let’s serve this gorgeous sauce straight over the top oh yes little caper little parsley action this

Is where it’s out and you’re gonna finish that with some parsley just over the top this is a simple way with chicken you don’t need much more to this you can serve it up with couscous you could serve it up with paths that you could serve it on but beautiful polenta

Would be absolutely gorgeous but for me it needs no more than a knife and a fork and a little taste oh that lovely by your white wine the creaminess you get from that butter in there as well and then you’ve got that Parmesan cheese that bite of saltiness

It is an absolute winner winner chicken dinner and I hope that you’re gonna give it a go guys if you’d like to look at this recipe and you want the full details you’ll get in the box below make sure you hit that subscribe button and leave me a comment in the box below

Letting me know if you’re gonna make this beautiful chicken chicken dinner it is so good and until then my friends I’m gonna talk into the rest of this and I’ll see you soon good bye leave me a comment in the box below letting me know if this is what you’re having for dinner

Tonight and of course I don’t know what else to say

50 Comments

  1. So adorable 😍💋💋💕💞
    Thanks for the recipe…From Bangladesh…. Love u Donal 😳😍
    I will try to make it

  2. One of my all time favorite chicken dishes! And so, so easy. When friends say they want to learn to cook, I tell them to try chicken piccata. I sometimes sub the capers for chopped kalamata olives or sun-dried tomatoes.

  3. Chicken piccata has been my son's favorite since he was a little guy. We are lactose intolerant so, do not use the cheese, just flour (or corn starch for gluten free). My family likes the sauce just a bit thicker like a lemon gravy and I thicken it a bit with flour or corn starch. We love it over rice with fresh asparagus! Now I want it for dinner tonight.

  4. I have tried & liked your recipes donal but not this one sorry, it so greasy sauce is mostly oil, butter & cheese. can't eat food with guilt so it's not for my dinner.. 🙁

  5. I tried this but I put the chicken in an egg dip first, yummy that Parmesan makes it tasty, thanks for another great recipe x

  6. I have been doing this chicken recipe for years Now… my mummy was a great teacher 😜… italian mum 👍👍👍.. it is divine..

  7. Stunning! A simple humble recipe to do. I just love recipes with minimum ingredients and simple steps ….eaten after 20 minutes of work…very practical to the hustle and bustle of 2018…excellent job

  8. Oh, my! This looks perfect! Will be shopping tomorrow and enjoying this for dinner tomorrow night!! Love all your videos and recipes! Thank you so very much!!!

  9. That's two of yours I've cooked now, Donal, and they've both turned out amazingly well. Especially this one- please keep uploading!

  10. I like your recipes but can u try making one without butter? I wouldn't recommend eating this much butter in every day diet!

  11. Excellent video for chicken piccata I like the way he makes it with parmigiano cheese other recipes that I seen on YouTube are good but not as good as this one.

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