This chicken dish is melt in your mouth delicious! So easy, you can enjoy this gourmet dish any night of the week. Each serving has 202 calories and 8 grams of fat.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Chicken:
- 1 pound chicken breasts, boneless skinless (you can use 2 large chicken breasts, butterflied, then cut in half to make 4 breasts)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 slice whole-wheat or multigrain bread, (see instructions below to make bread crumbs)
- 1 large egg, beaten
- Olive oil spray
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
Ingredients for Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon reduced-fat butter or Smart Balance Light
- ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup white wine
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 2 tablespoons scallions or chives, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Cut chicken into 4 pieces. Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap and pound out to ¼-inch thick. Add chicken to a plate and drizzle 1 tablespoon lemon juice over the chicken breasts. Sprinkle both sides with a little salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- To make bread crumbs: Toast bread and break into pieces. Add to a blender. Grind into crumbs. Place the bread crumbs on a plate. In a shallow bowl, add the egg and beat well. Dip each chicken breast first in the egg, then bread crumbs.
- In a large nonstick pan, spray a generous amount of olive oil spray. Add olive oil, to heat. Add the breaded chicken breasts. Cover pan and cook chicken for 3 minutes. Using a spatula, carefully turn over chicken, cover, and cook for about more 2 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside while you make the sauce.
- To make the sauce: In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add chicken broth, wine and lemon juice and a little salt, and pepper. Boil over medium-high heat until reduced in half, about 2 minutes. Stir in capers.
- To serve: add 1 chicken breast to each plate. Divide sauce and spoon over each chicken breast. Sprinkle a little scallions or chives over each serving, if desired.
Notes
Makes 4 servings
Food Facts
Chicken piccata is a traditional Italian dish, popular in Italian restaurants. Piccata means tart or zesty. This dish has a lovely tart sauce, with traditional additions of lemon juice, white wine, and capers.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 2- Blue
WW SmartPoints 4-Green
WW Points Plus
Food Facts
Chicken piccata is a traditional Italian dish, popular in Italian restaurants. Piccata means tart or zesty. This dish has a lovely tart sauce, with traditional additions of lemon juice, white wine, and capers.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 2- Blue
WW SmartPoints 4-Green
WW Points Plus
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SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving 202 cal, 8g fat, 1g sat. fat, 98mg chol, 28g prot, 7g carb, 1g fiber, 333mg sod, 2g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 70 calories, 1g sat. fat, 1g protein, 1g sugar |
Skinny Facts
Serving: 4ouncesCalories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 28gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 333mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gBlue Smart Points: 2Green Smart Points: 4