Low Carb and Keto Chicken Piccata

Low Carb and Keto Chicken Piccata with spinach, capers, and a delicious lemon butter sauce is super tasty AND tangy. An easy one-pan skillet dinner in less than 30 minutes. Your family is gonna gobble this up! 

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• Recipe Video
• You'll ❤️ Keto Chicken Piccata
• 🥗 How To Serve
• 🥘 Ingredients and Tools
• 🔪 Instructions
• 💭 Helpful Tips
• ✔️ Related Recipes
• 💬 Comments

Recipe Video

You'll ❤️ Keto Chicken Piccata

Love lemon and chicken? Those pair really well together! Be sure to make this Greek Lemon Chicken Soup or these Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Wings.

It's an easy to make one-pan recipe!

Chicken piccata is an easy one pan recipe to make start to finish it's in your skillet and so good! 30 minutes or less to make, this is a great weeknight dinner.

It tastes amazing

this recipe tastes amazing chicken piccata with spinach, capers, lemon, and butter chicken capers all come together and just taste amazing.

Keto and Low Carb Recipe

With 24 grams of fat, only 2 net carbs, and  36 grams of protein,  chicken piccata is perfect if you're following a low carb and ketogenic diet!

24 g fat | 2 net carbs | 36 g protein

🥗 How To Serve

Here are some suggestions for what to serve with Chicken Piccata:

• Mashed cauliflower
• Mashed potatoes or baked potatoes (not low carb)
• Fresh rolls (not low carb)
• Air fryer roasted asparagus or another favorite veggie
• Grilled vegetables such as Grilled Romaine Hearts
• Steamed veggies such as broccoli or cauliflower. Easy Ways to Cook Cauliflower

🥘 Ingredients and Tools

Ingredients

• 8 to 10 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 cup of white wine
• 3 tbsp of capers
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice
• 4 tbsp butter
• 5 oz baby spinach
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Tools

• 12" skillet
• measuring spoons
• measuring cups

🔪 Instructions

Here's how to make this low carb chicken piccata recipe:

• Salt and pepper the chicken on both sides (#1).
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 5 minutes then flip over (#2).
• Add wine, capers, garlic, Italian seasoning, and chicken broth to pan. Reduce heat and simmer chicken for 8 to 10 minutes or until done (#3).
• Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. Add lemon juice and butter to the skillet. Once butter is melted, add spinach and saute until wilted and tender (#4).

• Serve chicken with spinach and sauces on top. Top with parmesan cheese and toasted pine nuts.  Serve and enjoy!

💭 Helpful Tips

• The lemon butter sauce is not meant to be a thick sauce. It's light and tasty! 🙂
• In lieu of spinach, this dish would be equally good with kale or another favorite vegetable such as zucchini or mushrooms. You could also steam asparagus in your microwave for 3 minutes and add to the pan.
• Keep chicken warm by covering a platter with foil and placing it in the oven at 150 degrees.

✔️ Related Recipes

Here are some more skillet recipes you might like!

• Tomato and Mozzarella Caprese Frittata
• Cajun Sausage and Peppers Recipe (Keto Sausage Recipe)
• Creamy Chicken and Asparagus Bake
• Reuben Bake With Meatballs (Keto Reuben Casserole)
• Skillet Chicken Fajitas Bake (Low Carb and Keto)

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