Chicken Piccata with Green Beans

10 min prep • 20 min cook

Chicken Piccata with Green Beans

A bright, lemony Italian chicken dish. Super high in protein and served alongside fresh green beans.

Nutrition per Serving

3 servings

407.67

Calories

53.89g

Protein

10.01g

Carbs

16.6g

Fat

3.63g

Fiber

53%

P/Cal Ratio

Ingredients

  • 1
    Lemons (raw)
    100 g
  • 2
    salt, pepper, capers (optional)
  • 3
    Chicken breast (raw)
    500 g
  • 4
    Green beans (raw)
    300 g
  • 5
    Olive oil
    15 g
  • 6
    Butter
    20 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Season the thin chicken breasts with salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Heat olive oil in a skillet. Sear the chicken for 4-5 minutes per side until golden. Remove from pan.

  3. 3

    In the same pan, melt the butter and add the lemon juice (and capers if using), scraping up the browned bits.

  4. 4

    Return chicken to the pan to coat in the lemon-butter sauce.

  5. 5

    Steam the green beans until tender-crisp. Serve the chicken and sauce alongside the green beans.

Tags

chickenhigh-proteinitalianquick