Piccata
Piccata recipes have been around for centuries. The dish is thought to have originated in Italy, and its name comes from the Italian word for “piquant” or “spicy.” The dish is traditionally made with chicken or veal, but nowadays, you can find piccata recipes for all sorts of different meats and even seafood.
The dish is typically made by dredging the meat in flour, then pan-frying it in a mixture of butter and olive oil. Once it’s browned, the meat is simmered in a sauce made with white wine, chicken or veal stock, and lemon juice. Piccata recipes usually call for capers to be added to the sauce, which adds a nice salty contrast to the dish.
Piccata is typically served with pasta, but it can also be served over rice or potatoes. It’s a simple dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal, but it’s also fancy enough to serve at a dinner party.
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Recipes
Chicken Piccata
- salt
- all purpose flour
- chicken stock
- lemon juice
- parsley
- caper
- chicken breast
- olive oil
- butter
Chicken Piccata
- all purpose flour
- parsley
- salt
- lemon
- shallot
- olive oil
- chicken stock
- caper
- chicken breast
- butter
Cauliflower Piccata
- olive oil
- salt
- parsley
- lemon zest
- vegetable stock
- chickpea
- cauliflower
- lemon
- shallot
- caper
- lemon juice
- garlic
- butter
Chicken Piccata
- parsley
- olive oil
- salt
- lemon
- egg
- all purpose flour
- white wine
- water
- lemon juice
- chicken breast
- butter
- bread crumb
Chicken “Piccata” With Chard or Beet Greens
- pepper
- lemon juice
- salt
- caper
- parsley
- butter
- chard
- white wine
- grapeseed
- chicken breast
- all purpose flour
Swordfish Piccata
- lemon lemon cheeks juice
- salt
- shallot
- parsley
- swordfish steak
- wondra flour
- white wine
- caper
- grapeseed oil
- butter
Chicken Piccata
- parsley
- salt
- caper
- all purpose flour
- white wine
- lemon juice
- chicken breast
- olive oil
- butter
- garlic
Chicken Piccata with Lemon, Capers and Artichoke Hearts
- salt
- brown rice
- olive oil
- artichoke heart
- white wine
- lima bean
- chicken broth
- lemon zest
- garlic powder
- paprika
- all purpose flour
- caper
- lemon juice
- chicken breast
Classic Veal Piccata in Less Than 30 Minutes
- chicken stock
- lemon juice
- all purpose flour
- sherry
- caper
- italian parsley
- butter
- vegetable oil
- veal cutlet
- salt
- white pepper
- lemon
White Bean Piccata Pasta With Broccoli
- black pepper
- salt
- mezze rigatoni
- navy bean
- shallot
- white wine
- caper
- parsley
- broccoli
- lemon juice
- butter
The BEST Chicken Piccata
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- salt
- lemon
- chicken breast
- all purpose flour
- canola oil
- caper
- butter
Chicken Piccata with Buttery Lemon Noodles
- parsley
- lemon juice
- salt
- parmesan cheese
- zest
- caper
- garlic
- white wine
- heavy cream
- chicken broth
- parsley
- arugula
- all purpose flour
- butter
- olive oil
- chicken breast
- pasta
Chicken Piccata With Lemon and Parsley
- garlic
- caper
- all purpose flour
- butter
- chicken breast
- meyer lemon juice
- salt
- black pepper
Chicken Piccata Pasta
- white wine
- chicken breast
- linguine
- black pepper
- salt
- chicken broth
- grape
- olive oil
- lemon
- caper
- butter
- mushroom
- parsley
Chicken Piccata
- caper
- sweet cream butter
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- all purpose flour
- chicken stock
- chicken breast
Teresa's Veal -or-Chicken Piccata
- all purpose flour
- salt
- veal scallop
- lemon
- chicken broth
- white wine
- butter
- caper
- olive oil
- garlic
- parsley
Chicken Piccata
- chicken broth
- pounded chicken breast
- lemon juice
- garlic
- white wine vinegar
- all purpose flour
- parmesan cheese
- olive oil
- parsley
- egg
- caper
- butter
Chicken Piccata (Lemon Chicken with Capers)
- butter
- parsley
- salt
- pepper
- butter
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- parmesan cheese
- white wine
- caper
- all purpose flour
- chicken breast
Seitan Piccata
- GARNISH
- caper berry
- lemon
- SEITAN CUTLETS
- kombu
- wakame
- salt
- tamari
- wheat bread flour
- water
- bread flour
- vegetable stock
Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata
- chicken broth
- angel hair pasta
- all purpose flour
- caper
- butter
- olive oil
- lemon
- heavy cream
- chicken breast
- parsley
- salt
Chicken Piccata
- chicken broth
- chicken breast
- water
- egg
- bread crumb
- all purpose flour
- caper
- butter
- olive oil
- lemon
- heavy cream
- hot pasta
- salt
Lemon Chicken Piccata
- thyme
- salt
- garlic
- lemon
- chicken broth
- black pepper
- caper
- parsley
- grind semolina flour
- lemon juice
- butter
- coconut oil
- all purpose flour
- chicken breast
Chicken Piccata
- chicken breast
- lemon
- hot chicken broth
- salt
- pepper
- caper
- all purpose flour
- butter
Chicken Piccata Pasta
- lemon
- chicken breast tender
- crème fraîche
- white wine
- all purpose flour
- caper
- parsley
- vegetable oil
- butter
- spaghetti
- black pepper
- red pepper flake
- salt
Fish Piccata With Crispy Smashed Potatoes (15 Minute Meal)
- caper
- parsley
- salt
- lemon juice
- water
- white wine
- butter
- olive oil
- white fish
- all purpose flour
- chat new potato
- green bean
- black pepper
- salt
Chicken Piccata
- salt
- chicken broth
- caper
- italian parsley
- tomato
- clarified butter
- butter
- white wine
- lemon
- chicken breast
- all purpose flour
Chicken Piccata
- caper
- salt
- mushroom
- butter
- parsley
- basil
- rosemary
- cornstarch
- lemon juice
- chicken broth
- chicken breast
Catfish Piccata
- salt
- all purpose flour
- lemon
- white wine
- parsley
- caper
- butter
- garlic
- salad green
- olive oil
- catfish
Chicken Piccata
- almond flour
- chicken stock
- lemon juice
- arrowroot powder
- caper
- butter
- chicken breast
- garlic
- olive oil
- pepper
- salt
Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken Piccata
- garlic powder
- heavy cream
- salt
- caper
- all purpose flour
- pepper
- chicken broth
- chicken breast
- linguine noodle
- lemon juice
- salt
Cauliflower Piccata
- salt
- nonstick olive oil spray
- cauliflower
- vegetable stock
- parsley
- white wine
- lemon juice
- caper
- olive oil
- shallot
- butter
Swordfish Piccata
- salt
- sautéed kale
- egg
- butter
- all purpose flour
- parmesan cheese
- milk
- almond
- parsley
- caper
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- swordfish steak
- serrano ham
Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe
- chicken stock
- oil
- parsley
- garlic
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- italian seasoning
- lemon
- all purpose flour
- onion
- white wine
- chicken breast
- butter
- caper
- salt
Chicken Piccata (Fried Chicken Cutlets With Lemon-Butter Pan Sauce) Recipe
- salt
- vegetable oil
- all purpose flour
- parsley
- caper
- white wine
- panko bread crumb
- parmesan cheese
- lemon juice
- egg
- butter
- chicken cutlet
Lemon Salmon Piccata
- butter
- olive oil
- salt
- chicken broth
- cream
- garlic
- pepper
- caper
- salmon
- lemon juice
Creamy Salmon Piccata
- all purpose flour
- dill
- salt
- shallot
- lemon
- white wine
- white
- caper
- grind semolina flour
- heavy cream
- lemon juice
- vegetable oil
- butter
- garlic
- chicken broth
- salmon
- parsley
Perfect Chicken Piccata
- all purpose flour
- black pepper
- lemon juice
- salt
- garlic
- parsley
- caper
- white wine
- chicken broth
- chicken breast
- olive oil
- butter
Sole Piccata
- salt
- all purpose flour
- lemon
- canola oil
- white wine
- shallot
- caper
- butter
- grey
Almond Flour-Crusted Chicken Piccata
- black pepper
- salt
- garlic
- chicken stock
- white wine
- parsley
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- butter
- egg
- caper
- almond flour
- chicken breast cutlet
Sea Bass Piccata With Fried Capers and Leeks
- black pepper
- lemon zest
- arugula
- leek
- white verjus
- all purpose flour
- caper
- red pepper
- olive oil
- yuzu juice
- garlic
- parsley
- butter
- bass
- salt
Fish Piccata
- all purpose flour
- salt
- lemon lemon juice
- caper
- parsley
- white wine
- vegetable oil
- butter
- branzino
Lemon Salmon Piccata
- all purpose flour
- thyme
- water
- lemon
- white wine
- chicken broth
- caper
- olive oil
- cornstarch
- garlic
- salmon
- salt
Potato-Crusted Cod Piccata
- pasta
- all purpose flour
- white wine
- caper
- cuisine potato
- butter
- black pepper
- parsley
- lemon
- salt
Classic Chicken Piccata
- all purpose flour
- thyme
- water
- lemon
- white wine
- chicken broth
- caper
- olive oil
- cornstarch
- garlic
- chicken breast
- salt
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- caper 70%
- salt 70%
- butter 66%
- all purpose flour 59%
Common Ingredients
- lemon juice 48%
- parsley 48%
- chicken breast 45%
- olive oil 43%
Usual Ingredients
- lemon 34%
- white wine 34%
- chicken broth 30%
- garlic 27%
Rarey Ingredients
- chicken stock 14%
- pepper 14%
- egg 11%
- heavy cream 11%
- parmesan cheese 11%
- shallot 11%