Instant Pot Chicken Piccata
Instant Pot Chicken Piccata is an easy and quick recipe perfect for a weeknight dinner. Chicken breasts are coated in parmesan and pressure cooked in lemon butter sauce.
Servings: 4
Calories: 453
Ingredients
- 1.3 pounds Chicken Breasts , skinless and boneless (22 ounces/620 grams)
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- black pepper
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour (35 grams)
- ¼ cup Finely Grated Parmesan (20 grams)
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons Unsalted Butter (40 grams)
- 1½ cup Chicken Stock
- ¼ cup Capers (40 grams)
- ¼ Lemon
- 3 tablespoons Corn Starch
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley
Instructions
- Butterfly the chicken breasts and cut them in half. Pound them with a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin. Season them on both sides with salt and pepper.
- In a wide plate/bowl combine the flour and Parmesan. Now dredge each chicken piece in flour mixture.
- When done, turn on the SAUTE function on your Instant pot and add the oil. When hot, place the chicken breasts in and brown on each side. When ready, take them out and deglaze the pot with chicken stock. Add butter, chicken breasts, capers and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Lock the lid and pressure cook on manual for 4 minutes. Wait until the pressure is released naturally (this will take about 4 minutes in this case).
- Remove the lid and take out the chicken pieces. Turn on the SAUTE function and thicken the sauce with cornstarch that has been dissolved in little water + little piccata sauce (Always add 2-3 tablespoons of the sauce into the cornstarch first, stir it and only then pour the corn starch mixture into the inner pot. Let it cook for 1-2 minutes before turning off the pot.
- Finally add chopped parsley and the chicken pieces.
- Serve with a side of your choice.
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Notes
- This recipe was developed for a 6-quart/6-liter Instant pot electric pressure cooker.
- The cooking time does not include time needed for the pot to come to pressure and time needed to release the pressure. Add extra 8 minutes in this case.
- Tenderizing – place the chicken pieces between 2 sheets of baking parchment or plastic wrap before you start pounding them with a rolling pin/meat tenderizer.
- Browning – the Instant pot is not wide enough to hold all the chicken pieces so you will have to do it in 2 batches.
- Deglazing – adding liquid like chicken stock to your hot pot will remove all the pieces that are stuck to the bottom of your pot so they will become part of the sauce. Some might not go easily so use a wooden spoon to scrape them off.
- The amount of capers/lemon juice/corn starch can be adjusted to your liking.
- Sides – the choice of side depends on your preference. Rice, orzo, couscous or pasta are some great options.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Chicken Piccata
Amount per Serving
Calories
453
% Daily Value*
Fat
26
g
40
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Cholesterol
125
mg
42
%
Carbohydrates
16
g
5
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
37
g
74
%
Vitamin A
540
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
8.3
mg
10
%
Calcium
89
mg
9
%
Iron
1.5
mg
8
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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