Make keto chicken piccata skillet for dinner and you’ll have everyone at the table with you. It’s juicy and earthy-sweet. You will savor every bite.
What Is Chicken Piccata
Chicken piccata is a classic Mediterranean recipe made with thin-sliced chicken served with a lemony sauce and flavored with capers. In fact, it’s the fresh lemons and salty capers that give this chicken dinner an iconic flavor that everyone craves.
The tart and slightly-sour lemons complement that floral notes in the capers.
Chicken piccata skillet has a sauce that is usually pretty thick, savory, and a lot of fun to serve over pasta or as a dip for crusty bread. The sauce is so delicious, that you might find yourself eating every single bite.
Chicken Piccata
My chicken piccata recipe only has 2 grams net carbs per serving. So I added some kale to round out the flavors. The result is a colorful, flavorful dinner.
If you want to increase the aroma and flavors, I suggest using red onion instead of white ones.
I also suggest slicing the chicken breasts so they are perfectly thin. This is really important because it helps it to cook evenly and quickly.
Remember, chicken should cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 165F.
Keto Chicken Skillet
This is the perfect recipe to make when you’re running out of time. It takes about 10-15 minutes of prep time and only 25 minutes cooking time.
You can speed up the prep time if you do all the slicing and dicing ahead of time.
To save a lot of time cook the chicken ahead of time and store the cooked chicken breasts until it’s time to make dinner. Then, add the cooked chicken to the skillet.
What To Eat With Chicken
Keto chicken piccata tastes amazing with anything you want to serve on the side. Add something sweet, like basil marinated berries and cottage cheese.
If you want a salad on the side, make either keto southwest salad or some keto Caesar broccoli salad.
Then, serve some keto cottage cheese edible cookie dough for dessert. It’s the perfect thing to finish off a delicious dinner.
Chicken Meal Prep
This delicious keto chicken piccata skillet recipe is one of the best additions to your weekly meal prep. Since there are so many different ways to eat it, you can make it part of your lunches or dinners throughout the week.
Store leftover cooked chicken in an airtight container. It can be kept in the refrigerator for up to three days.
You can also freeze this chicken. Place it in a freezer-safe storage bag and freeze it for up to six months.
Then, let it thaw overnight in the refrigerator before trying to reheat it.
Keto Chicken Piccata Skillet Recipe
Below are the ingredients (and step by step pictures) that you’ll need to make this keto chicken piccata skillet recipe. Exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little further below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
Servings: 4
Net Carbs: 2 net carbs per serving
Ingredients
- Olive Oil
- Chicken Breasts
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Italian Seasoning
- Butter
- Onion
- Kale
- Minced Garlic
- Lemon Juice
- Capers
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Season the chicken with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and salt and pepper to taste.
Sear the chicken evenly on both sides until cooked through. Remove and set aside.
Reduce the heat to medium, and melt 4 Tbsp of the butter in it. Add the onions and kale to the skillet, and saute until beginning to soften.
Stir in the capers, minced garlic and lemon, and saute for 1 minute.
Melt the remaining butter in the skillet. Return the chicken, and toss to coat in the sauce before serving.
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Keto Chicken Piccata Skillet
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 Thin Cut Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 6 tbsp Butter divided
- 1/2 Onion Chopped
- 3 cups Kale chopped
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- Juice from half a lemon
- 2 tbsp Capers
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
- Season the chicken with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and salt and pepper to taste.
- Sear the chicken evenly on both sides until cooked through. Remove and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium, and melt 4 Tbsp of the butter in it.
- Add the onions and kale to the skillet, and saute until beginning to soften.
- Stir in the capers, minced garlic and lemon, and saute for 1 minute.
- Melt the remaining butter in the skillet.
- Return the chicken, and toss to coat in the sauce before serving.
Notes
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site
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