This Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken is out of this world AND A HUGE reader favourite! Chicken is dredged in finely grated parmesan cheese, then served in a lemon and parmesan cream sauce with a hint of garlic! This creamy chicken recipe is one of my personal favourites and I know so many people out there are loving it too! The ultimate in gourmet comfort food with a twist.
SKINLESS BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS
For this recipe, we use breaded, juicy chicken breasts. Crispy and golden on the outside → tender on the inside → lightly simmered in a creamy sauce with so much lemon/garlic/parmesan flavour. The combination of your dreams!
Serve over anything: pasta, rice, zucchini noodles, steamed vegetables, or anything else you can think of. The light flouring including the parmesan cheese changed this Garlic Chicken Piccata inspired recipe from amazing into something else. Something impressive with double the parmesan hit.
How To Make Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken
- With parmesan cheese, especially in this recipe, I use fresh and finely grated.
- You can always grate your own on the smaller holes on a box grater, or buy it ready to use like this, and you will pretty much put it on everything. For this recipe, DO NOT use the parmesan out of a container. The flavour is completely different and too strong for this chicken.
- Piccata normally calls for a lot of butter and oil, but in this recipe I used half the oil (olive oil) and only a quarter of the butter.
Inspired by a classic chicken piccata with a touch of cream!
A Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken Piccata to impress yourself, more than anyone else.
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Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken Piccata
Ingredients
For The Chicken:
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts large, halved horizontally to make 4
- 2 tablespoons flour (all purpose or plain)
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese finely grated
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch cracked pepper
For The Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons butter or oil
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- 1 ¼ cup chicken broth (stock)
- ½ cup half and half or heavy cream or evaporated milk
- â…“ cup parmesan cheese finely grated, fresh
- 2 tablespoons capers plus 2 tablespoons extra to garnish
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch or cornflour, mixed with 1 tablespoon of water
- 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice juice of 1 lemon, adjust to your tastes
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and parmesan cheese. Season the chicken with salt and pepper; dredge in the flour mixture; shake off excess and set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 2 teaspoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter has melted and pan is hot. Fry the chicken until golden on each side and cooked through and no longer pink (about 3-4 minutes, depending on the thickness of your chicken). Transfer onto a warm plate.
- Add the garlic to the oil in the pan (spray with a light coating of oil if needed) and fry until fragrant (about 1 minute). Reduce heat to low-medium heat, add the broth and cream.
- Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer; season with salt and pepper to your taste; add in the parmesan cheese and capers. Continue cooking gently for about 2 minutes until thicker. (If the sauce is too runny for your liking, add the cornstarch/water mixture into the centre of the pan and mix through fast to combine into the sauce. It will begin to thicken immediately).
- Pour in the lemon juice, allow to simmer for a further minute to combine. Add the chicken back into the pan, allow to simmer gently in the sauce for about a minute to soak up all of the flavours in the sauce.
- Serve with the sauce over pasta, steamed vegetables, zucchini noodles or rice. Top with extra capers to garnish, lemon slices and parsley.
Caitrin says
This was delicious! I ended up having to double the corn starch and water mixture to thicken up the sauce to our liking. The whole family loved it! Paired it with angel hair pasta for the kids and steamed veggie bag for the adults.
mallory says
Delicious!!
Katie S says
We made this last night and it was a real hit with everyone. I used a blend of coconut and almond milk and dairy-free parmesan cheese, and it was still delicious! This one is a winner!!
Nelly L says
Yes this recipe was a hit. Instead of making the sauce, I used an alfredo jar sauce using all the other ingredients, (garlic, lemon). Along with the capers, I added artichoke hearts. Win, win!!!