Lighter Lemon Chicken Piccata

 This was so fancy and tasty. One I probably will make like 2 times in a row to use up the ingredients I have gathered specifically for this recipe. I don't often have capers and parsley (from the garden). But it was so good. Restaurant high quality. No need to eat out with fun meals like this. 

via https://lilluna.com/skinny-chicken-piccata/#wprm-recipe-container-104616

Ingredients

• ▢ 9 boneless skinless chicken tenders pounded thin (I did not pound flat just used tenders) (about 1.25 lbs)
• ▢ salt and pepper
• ▢ 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• ▢ 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic minced (I used a big chunk of my frozen minced, probably 2 TBSP)
• ▢ 2-3 (I did 3) cups chicken broth
• ▢ 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• ▢ 2 tbsp capers drained and rinsed
• ▢ 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• ▢ 1 tbsp plain Greek yogurt or more to taste
• ▢ angel hair pasta for serving if desired
• ▢ sliced lemons for serving
• ▢ parsley for serving

Instructions

 

• Pound chicken cutlets and season with salt and pepper. Roll in flour and shake off excess.
• Heat oil in pan. Brown chicken on both sides over medium heat. Remove to a plate when brown, set aside. (Keep in warm oven)
• Pull pan off the heat and add in minced garlic. Stir. Don’t burn the garlic! (I did add butter at this point)
• When fragrant, add chicken broth and place pan back on heat. Scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Heat to a light boil and let sauce cook until reduced a bit.
• Add lemon juice and capers. Simmer again until sauce is reduced some and slightly thickened.
• Add butter and melt. Add chicken and any liquid on plate. Simmer together over a medium-low heat until sauce is to thickness desired. Pull off heat. Lightly stir in yogurt (can also skip this step and eat without adding yogurt).
• Serve chicken alone or with angel hair pasta (I used the whole wheat kind) with some lemon slices on the side and parsley sprinkled over the top. Enjoy!
  
  
  I choose to serve mine all separate, some like chicken, some like no sauce etc. The parsley and capers just add some much to this so don't skip those!