Make our California Pizza Kitchen Chicken Piccata Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Chicken Piccata will taste just like California Pizza Kitchen.

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California Pizza Kitchen Chicken Piccata Recipe

Make our California Pizza Kitchen Chicken Piccata Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Chicken Piccata will taste just like California Pizza Kitchen.

Prep Time45 minutes mins

Active Time1 hour hr

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: California Pizza Kitchen, Chicken Recipe, Pasta Dish, Pasta Sauce

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup light-tasting Olive Oil divided
• 6 tablespoons minced Shallots
• 1 to 2 tablespoons minced Garlic
• 3/4 cup dry White Wine
• 2 cups Chicken Stock
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
• Kosher Salt
• 4 boneless, skinless Chicken Breast Halves or 4 boneless, skinless Chicken Thighs
• 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 2 teaspoons Seasoned Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried Basil leaves crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground White Pepper to taste
• 1 cup Heavy Cream
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup 1/2 stick Butter
• 4 to 6 tablespoons Capers rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons chopped Flat Leaf Parsley plus extra sprigs for garnish
• 1 to 1 1/2 pounds Spaghetti
• 1 large Lemon cut into 1/4-inch slices, to serve

Instructions

Sauce

• Add 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to a a heavy nonstick pan. Place over medium heat.
• When oil is hot and shimmering, add shallots and garlic. Cook until soft, about 3 minutes, stirring to prevent scorching.
• Add wine. Simmer about 5 minutes.
• Add chicken stock, lemon juice and 2 to 3 teaspoons salt, to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour sauce through a strainer into a bowl. Discard solids.
• Return liquid to the pot. Place back on stovetop over low heat and keep warm.

Chicken

• Place chicken breasts or thighs between sheets of plastic wrap. Place on a cutting board and pound to about 1/2 inch thick.
• In a wide shallow bowl, add flour, seasoned salt, basil and white pepper. Stir to mix well.
• Dredge chicken in seasoned flour. Remove from bowl, shaking off excess flour and place on a plate. Set aside briefly.
• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the remaining 1/3 cup oil.
• When oil is hot and shimmering, place 1/2 of the breaded chicken pieces in hot oil and cook until golden brown on one side, about 1 1/2 minutes. Turn and cook on the second side until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
• Remove to a paper towel-covered plate to drain.
• Repeat with remaining oil and chicken.
• Set chicken aside and keep warm.
• Leave pan on stovetop.

Sauce

• Add cream into prepared sauce. Whisk to mix well.
• Pour sauce into the skillet. Heat, scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze.
• Add black pepper, butter, capers and chopped parsley. Cook, stirring, over medium heat for 1 - 2 minutes, just until heated through.
• Taste. Add salt and pepper, to taste, if necessary.
• Keep warm over low heat.

Pasta

• Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain.
• Return to pot.
• Add prepared sauce and lemon slices to pasta. Toss well to coat.

Serve

• Arrange chicken on serving plates.
• Mound pasta alongside.
• Drizzle any remaining sauce over chicken.
• Garnish with parsley sprigs.
• Serve immediately, hot.

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