Chicken Piccata

This easy chicken piccata recipe is a bright, savory dish with a touch of elegance! 

This is a fast skillet meal that looks and tastes fancy! Tender chicken breasts are cooked in a buttery lemon-caper sauce.

This dish is easy enough for every day, yet elegant enough to serve to guests.

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded to about ½ inch thick or cut in half crosswise
• ½ cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons olive oil more as needed
• salt & pepper to taste

• ¼ cup salted butter
• 1 ½ tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ½ lemon juiced (about 1 ½ tablespoons)
• ½ cup white wine or chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons capers drained
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped