The experiment paid off big time. We LOVED this dish. I made the sauce while the chicken was on the grill and just tossed it together - SIMPLE! I marinated the chicken in some lemon and garlic so it would go with the sauce. I took our usual piccata sauce and just added cream to it (well, I did half and half, but cream would be even better). The chicken would be good just on its own, but the creamy lemon caper sauce just puts it over the top. I love when a recipe comes together just like you pictured it in your mind!
inspired by The Pioneer Woman
(Printable Recipe)
Chicken
Juice of 1 lemon (3Tbsp)
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp basil or oregano
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Pasta
2 cups dried penne pasta
2 Tbsp butter
Juice of 2 lemons (6 Tbsp)
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1/2 cup half and half (or heavy cream)
2 tsp dried basil
2 Tbps capers
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Chicken
Combine first 6 ingredients and mix well. Place chicken in a ziplock bag and pour marinade over chicken. Marinate overnight in the refrigerator. When ready, grill until done. Allow chicken to rest for a few minutes and then slice into strips to serve over pasta.
Pasta
While chicken is grilling. Cook pasta according to directions (10-12 minutes). Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain. In same sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in garlic and lemon juice. Pour in half and half and whisk until hot. Add some salt and pepper to taste. Add the parmesan cheese, basil and capers, and heat until cheese is melted. Check the consistency of the sauce and add some of the reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce if necessary. Toss in pasta.
Serve in pasta bowls with grilled chicken on top. Sprinkle with more parmesan if desired.
34 comments:
I like everything about this dish and will have to try it soon. Be sure to check out my blog today.
Stephenie, this looks so delicious. I didn't see this over at PW so thanks for sharing the recipe.
Great looking dish. I luv piccata.
I had the same thought about the lemon pasta, but your recipe really makes me want to try it! Thanks :)
I know that my family would absolutely love this dish. Thanks for sharing.
AWESOME! Bookmarked and will be tried very soon, maybe even Sunday. That chicken shot is just luscious.
I like the looks of this! The cream just richens it up and makes it all the more delicious!
Oh, man! We love pasta and lemon! The kids will as for an extra slice of lemon to squeeze at the table. :)
Thanks for sharing!
~ingrid
That pasta looks so perfect! I love chicken but that pasta looks so good, I could eat a giant bowl of it and not even miss the chicken :)
Mmm...I love lemon and pasta, this looks fabulous!
looks wonderful. me too with the ick to lemon/pasta... but sometimes things surprise you. yumo!!!
I think I love this! I can't wait to try it!
I made this tonight and it is amazing! I found you on pinterest and will totally start following you!
The only thing I did differently was not add capers. Gag me. lol. But it was still yummy!!! I will definitely use this recipe again.
Thank you! (I'm going to share it on my blog, too.)
I've never had/used capers before. If I leave them out, will it make much of a difference in the taste? And your pic of this dish looks AMAZING!
RWebb - it will change the flavor of the dish, but it will still taste great without them. It is just better with them.
this was SO good! my grandaughter found this recipe off of pintrest and we decided to make this! thank you so much for sharing this; I'm thinking of making this a family tradition meal for our holidays
xoxo
It looked a lot creamier in the picture than it came out for us. Also would have left out the capers.
Delicious! We added more water to thin up the sauce- and used low fat 1/2 and 1/2. It is Jan but warm in Chicago- we grilled the chicken and it was amazing!!!
I made this for dinner last night and it was SO lemony! Way too strong! I didn't have fresh lemons, so I just used the tablespoon measurements for lemon juice, do you think that that was what went wrong? Is bottled juice stronger then fresh? I loved it, just way too lemony for us.
I'm making this tonight! Can't wait!
We found this over on Pinterest and my hubby made this tonight. It was SO good and we'll be adding it to our stash of regular recipes!
Found the recipe on pinterest. i will try it too.
i love lemon!!!^^ snowy regards from Austria
This was good except it was SO lemony! I used a bottle of lemon juice as opposed to squeezing lemons, so maybe the measurements are a little off? I think I would reduce the lemons for the sauce by at least half. Other than that, it was good.
Made this tonight and we LOVED it. I used heavy cream, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly.
To emphasise my sincerity and enthusiasm I am switching to all caps. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR BLOG. Thank you. x
I made this tonight and it was the frist meal i've made in our new home. It was absolutly fantastic! I only did two things differently. I put the lemon juice into the pot while the pasta was cooking so that the lemon was there but not over powering since its also on the chicken. Secondly I didn't use the capers because i'm simply not a huge fan of them. The meal was really good and i would really reccomend it!
This was not good. The chicken turned out terribly and the sauce was grainy. It didn't taste like it should have. I was basically eating parmesan cheese on pasta. I will not be making this again and I advise others to find a better recipe. The capers and zucchini were the only good parts of this dish.
Well, as soon as I poured in the half and half, it curdled and became chunky. I thought maybe the cheese would make it creamy, but it didn't. I ended up with water pasta with chunks of cheese and half and half. Maybe I needed to let the half and half warm up a bit before I added it? I was a little skeptical about adding a milk product directly to so much citric acid. Oh well. This didn't taste bad, just wasn't creamy chicken piccata like I was hoping for.
I made this for dinner today. IT WAS FABULOUS!! I followed your recipe - just tripled it. My family loved it!! I found that was made it creamy was adding the water from the pasta. Will be a mainstay recipe in my house!! Now, what to make next......? :-) Catherine
I have the chicken marinating right now! I can't wait to try this tomorrow! (:
We found this on pintrest and I am making it for dinner tonight for my Mom! Thank you! It looks great :)
Absolutely LOVED this! Cooked it myself and made a post about it to recommend your recipe to all: http://potspansandpaintbrushes.blogspot.com/2012/04/pyrc-8-creamy-grilled-chicken-piccata.html.
Sorry but we did not love this recipe. We grilled the chicken and it was very good but the sauce for the pasta was too tangy. Will try some other piccata recipes.
Just made this for dinner, delicious! I only had 1 lemon left for the sauce, and it ended up being the perfect amount for me.
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