Chicken Piccata with Zucchini Noodles
Fork tender chicken filets with artichokes, capers and a zesty sauce served over Keto friendly zucchini noodles for the win!
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken tenders pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
- 3 Tbsp All Purpose Flour almond flour for Keto
- 1 zest Zest of one lemon
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp Ground black pepper
- 3 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1/2 cup Shallot finely chopped you can substitute onion
- 3 cloves Garlic finely chopped
- 3/4 cup White wine
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 2 large Zucchini spiralized
- 14 oz Quartered artichoke hearts in brine drained
- 3.5 oz Capers drained
- 1/4 cup Chicken stock
- 1 Tbsp butter room temperature
Instructions
- Pound the chicken tenders to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Combine the flour, lemon zest, garlic powder, salt and pepper on a plate. Take 1 tablespoon of the flour mixture in a small dish and mix it together with the the room temperature butter and set aside. Dredge the chicken tenders in the flour mixture left on the plate and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a very large skillet until very hot. Add the chicken tenders and cook for two minutes on each side. The tenders should be a buttery golden color, but won't be cooked through. Remove them and set aside.
- In the same skillet add the onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook one more minute. Add the wine and lemon juice and cook until reduced by half, about 7 minutes. Sauce will be slightly thick.
- Add the zucchini noodles to the skillet and toss to coat. Cook on high heat for 10 minutes uncovered. Reduce heat and add the chicken stock and the flour/butter mixture stirring continuously to combine. Add the drained artichokes and capers and stir to combine.
- Nestle the chicken tenders back in the skillet. Turn heat down to low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Serve chicken over the noodles and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Notes
This chicken piccata is also delicious served with angel hair pasta if you are not counting carbs.