Keto Chicken Piccata with Broccoli and Spinach

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  • prep time

    prep time

    5 min

  • cook time

    cook time

    18 min

  • ready time

    ready time

    23 min

Keto Chicken Piccata with Broccoli and Spinach

231 ratings

Chicken piccata is lightly seasoned chicken breast that is cooked in an ultra-buttery sauce, flavored with lemon and capers. The best part about this recipe? Each component is cooked in the same pan, so easy clean up! Paired with a side of broccoli and spinach, you have quite a healthy dinner in front of you.

Please note that you will need 3 slices of lemon in step 5. Lemon is not included in the ingredient list because it will not be eaten

  • Net Carbs

    3.8 g

  • Fiber

    2.4 g

  • Total Carbs

    6.3 g

  • Protein

    46.6 g

  • Fats

    22.8 g

419 cals

Keto Chicken Piccata with Broccoli and Spinach

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Ingredients

  • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

    Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

    10 ounce

  • Salt

    Salt

    0.5 teaspoon

  • Black Pepper

    Black Pepper

    0.5 teaspoon

  • Garlic Powder

    Garlic Powder

    0.5 teaspoon

  • Olive Oil

    Olive Oil

    2 teaspoon

  • Spinach

    Spinach

    1 ounce

  • Broccoli, Raw

    Broccoli, Raw

    5 ounce

  • Butter

    Butter

    2 tablespoon

  • Capers

    Capers

    1 teaspoon, whole pieces

Recipe Steps

steps 7

23 min

  • Step 1

    Prepare 2 chicken breasts by butterflying them and pounding them flat. Sprinkle HALF the salt, pepper, and garlic powder over the exposed sides of the chicken.
    Step 1
  • Step 2

    Heat the olive oil in a medium sized skillet on medium-high. Place the chicken breast seasoned side down in the pan. Sprinkle the remaining seasoning over the bare side of the chicken.
    Step 2
  • Step 3

    Place a lid over the chicken and cook both sides until it’s cooked through - about 4 minutes per side. Once done, transfer the chicken to a clean surface to cool.
    Step 3
  • Step 4

    Keep the skillet on the heat. Toss the spinach and broccoli into the pan and coat it in the juices the collected. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until the broccoli becomes a little tender and gets a golden edge to it.
    Step 4
  • Step 5

    *Transfer the cooked veggies to a bowl or plate. Return the skillet to the stove once more over very low heat. Melt in the butter. Place in 3 slices of lemon and the capers. Put a lid on the skillet and cook for about 3 minutes so a sauce developes. There should be little to no simmering.
    Step 5
  • Step 6

    Return the two pieces of chicken and the veggies to the skillet. Get the ingredients coated in the sauce and replace the lid. Let the ingredients heat through on low heat.
    Step 6
  • Step 7

    Enjoy hot! Make sure to pour any leftover sauce in the skillet over your chicken and veggies.
    Step 7

Comments 30

  • UnbelievableKale557361

    UnbelievableKale557361 a month ago

    Tastes great w/ pork chops too!

    • ZenRVer2

      ZenRVer2 2 months ago

      Made ours with thighs and added some lemon zest too

      • UnbelievableCauliflower664880

        UnbelievableCauliflower664880 2 months ago

        It came out delicious. Highly recommend it. Also very easy to make.

        • Mightyheidi3

          Mightyheidi3 4 months ago

          Sooooooo gooooood! Just made this, added fresh minced garlic to the sauce instead of garlic powder on the chicken. Also added 1/4 chicken bone broth and juice of 1 lemon to make the sauce. Like others have said, definitely restaurant quality!

          • SuperAvocado291268

            SuperAvocado291268 5 months ago

            I'm making this for my whole family, do I double the sauce?

            • RoxieSprout

              RoxieSprout 5 months ago

              I think all you do is change the number of servings in the box and the recipe adjust the ingredient amounts. 😀

          • xding78

            xding78 10 months ago

            Very tasty, easy enough. My husband also loves it. Definitely cook again.

            • Carolp

              Carolp a year ago

              This was so good! Definitely will make again! I did add a little garlic to the butter, lemon and capers.

              • NotBrave_JustMe

                NotBrave_JustMe a year ago

                I was hesistant of this recipe bcuz my wife loves chicken piccata. I used the tips to adapt meal for sauce, veggies and garlic choices. It was an easy to follow recipe and delicious. It was too delicious, in fact, because my wife wants me cooking it more often.

                • Cyndi619

                  Cyndi619 a year ago

                  This was very good!! Gave it 4 stars for lack of sauce, but read the comments before I made it and added some chicken bone broth. Served it with creamy herb cauliflower rice. Delicious!! !

                  • MSNC

                    MSNC a year ago

                    Very tasty. I microwaved the frozen spinach and broccoli b/c I didn’t think there was enough liquid. (Didn’t see the hint of adding broth). I doubled the recipe and if doing again, I would add more spinach. The recipe was definitely restaurant quality!

                    • AmazingCauliflower582847

                      AmazingCauliflower582847 a year ago

                      Very good. I took some hints from below. We had double chicken so added the broth. Hubby loved! Will make again and again.

                      • FavorableRadish405909

                        FavorableRadish405909 a year ago

                        This was really good. I took others’ advice and added an extra ounce of broccoli and 2 more ounces of spinach. I measured out a 1/4 cup of chicken broth and used a splash with a little butter to cook vegetables (i didn’t seem to have any juices/liquid after removing chicken) and the rest with the butter and lemons to make sauce. I squeezed a little juice from the lemon i had left after slicing.

                        • StellarCauliflower747313

                          StellarCauliflower747313 2 years ago

                          I’ve made this three times. First with broccoli, second and third time no veggies. The sliced lemon and caper sauce is good. I added fresh chopped garlic and some chicken broth to increase the amount of sauce. It also helped get the tasty bits of cooked chicken (fond) off the pan. I make this weekly. Very good!

                          • StellarCauliflower747313

                            StellarCauliflower747313 2 years ago

                            I’ve made a lot of chicken piccata recipes. This was great with no flour or wine. Really tasty. I’ll make it again often.

                            • AmazingCauliflower384346

                              AmazingCauliflower384346 2 years ago

                              Is this for one person? 2 chicken breasts?

                              • Moscreations

                                Moscreations a year ago

                                It says 1 serving is 1 breast

                            • Penneysue

                              Penneysue 2 years ago

                              Excellent and very tasty. I didn’t have capers so used green Olives. I doubled the butter and added some extra lemon. Next time I’ll double the veggies too. Husband really liked this too -he put it over rice.

                              • StupendousKetone630677

                                StupendousKetone630677 2 years ago

                                Great recipe didn’t have capers - so used olives.

                                • MirthfulKetone385092

                                  MirthfulKetone385092 2 years ago

                                  It definitely is a very nice recipe which I will cook in future

                                  • MirthfulKetone385092

                                    MirthfulKetone385092 2 years ago

                                    I am confused is this a serving for one person or two as i had half of the chicken breast and it only weighed 112 grams so it seems to me its only one serving for the whole cooked meal

                                    • Moscreations

                                      Moscreations a year ago

                                      It says 1 serving is 1 breast

                                  • BlithesomeRadish138916

                                    BlithesomeRadish138916 2 years ago

                                    Really good. The only change I made was doubling the butter. My husband said “This was restaurant quality”!

                                    • Stellar_Arugula

                                      Stellar_Arugula 2 years ago

                                      Where is the lemon in the recipe?

                                      • TPena03

                                        TPena03 2 years ago

                                        Yummy

                                        • KPax

                                          KPax 2 years ago

                                          This recipe was very good, although I did modify it by adding extra butter, an extra squeeze of lemon juice, and 1/2 C of heavy cream to meet my fat Macros for the day.

                                          • BrendaSchonig

                                            BrendaSchonig 2 years ago

                                            They should’ve had somebody test recipe before they published it

                                            • BrendaSchonig

                                              BrendaSchonig 2 years ago

                                              I don’t see any place where it said to add the capers, but I added them at the end

                                              • Rcross55

                                                Rcross55 2 years ago

                                                It says add lemons and capers

                                            • BrendaSchonig

                                              BrendaSchonig 2 years ago

                                              It was delicious but not enough sauce. I doubled the butter and double the lemons. I also doubled the spinach I put in about 7 ounces of spinach and I doubled up the broccoli and I only used one chicken breast sliced in half