Description
This restaurant-quality Chicken Piccata Sauce is bright, buttery, and silky with everyday ingredients like garlic, lemon, white wine, and capers. Perfect over chicken, fish, pasta, or veggies for an instant dinner upgrade.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 shallot, minced (optional)
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Lemon zest, optional
- 2 to 3 tablespoons capers, drained
- 1 to 2 tablespoons flour
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat after removing cooked chicken.
- Add garlic and shallot. Sauté 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant.
- Whisk in flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the white wine and whisk to deglaze.
- Add chicken broth and simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in lemon juice, lemon zest if using, and capers.
- Season with salt, pepper, and parsley. Return chicken to the pan and warm gently, avoiding vigorous boiling.
- Spoon over chicken or desired protein and serve.
Notes
Use real butter for the best texture and flavor. Simmer gently for a glossy sauce. Add capers at the end to preserve their pop and adjust thickness with flour or broth to your taste.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg