Chicken Piccata Pasta with White Wine Sauce

This chicken piccata pasta recipe is quick, easy and absolutely delicious! Made with a mouthwatering white wine sauce, this one-pot pasta recipe is simple enough to throw together on a busy weeknight and elegant enough for a romantic date for two.

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The Perfect Pasta

My friend recently asked for a romantic pasta dish for two, and this is what I recommended: Chicken piccata pasta in a white wine sauce. I told her it would bring her and her soon-to-be husband together in the kitchen. Since my friend and her groom are just getting acquainted with making full dinners from scratch, and they want to keep cooking fun, I wanted to keep this recipe simple so it would be a success!

So this recipe is my take on an easy chicken piccata pasta. There is no flour and no broth, just thinly-pounded chicken tenders, Chardonnay, zesty lemon, perfectly roasted tomatoes and a pop of flavor from capers and fragrant fresh herbs. It is a romantic dinner for two that can bring couples together in the kitchen.

Ingredients for Chicken Piccata Pasta

First you’ll need long, thick pasta noodles, like fettuccini or pappardelle shapes. You will also need chicken breast tenders cut in 1-2 inch wide strips, cherry tomatoes and garlic. And we can’t forget the star of this dish, the white wine sauce!

It’s made with a dry white wine – preferably Chardonnay – and comes together with fresh squeezed lemon juice, butter, salty capers and fresh chopped parsley. For the final touch, fresh grated parmesan is a must.

How to Make Chicken Piccata Pasta

Step 1. While making other components of this recipe, boil the pasta water and cook pasta to al dente. Make sure not to overcook the pasta, because it will cook a little more when added to the sauce in the final step. When it’s done, drain the pasta, coat it with a drizzle of olive oil, and set aside.

Step 2. Pound chicken breast tenders between two pieces of plastic wrap to 1/4 inch thick. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

Heat a large pan with deep sides to medium-high heat. Add olive oil, and once the oil is hot (it will appear shiny and sizzle when chicken is added), add the chicken.

Brown each side of the chicken tenders until golden brown – about 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan.

Step 3. Bring the pan the chicken was cooked in to medium heat. Add cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

Stir regularly for about 3 minutes, until cherry tomatoes begin to soften and wrinkle. Remove tomatoes from pan and set aside.

Step 4. Use the same pan on medium heat to melt the butter with the garlic and shallots. Stir regularly for 1 minute, making sure the garlic does not burn.

Add white wine and reduce liquid in half by whisking the garlic and shallots in the sauce for 1 minute. Add lemon juice and whisk for 1 minute.

Step 5. Turn pan down to low heat, add butter, capers, parsley and the al dente pasta to the white wine sauce.

Step 6. Add chicken to the sauce and let it simmer on medium-low for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan, parsley or basil. Sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan, parsley or basil, and enjoy!

Final Tips for Making Chicken Piccata Pasta

• While preparing other components of this recipe, cook pasta to al dente. Make sure not to overcook pasta, because it will cook a little more when added to the sauce in the final step.
• Love pasta but want some variety? Delicious and packed with nutrients, spinach pesto pasta with bacon is the perfect dish for a family dinner. Learn how to make this vegetable pasta recipe.
• Curious what side dish goes with chicken piccata pasta in a white wine sauce? Here are a few of my favorite things to serve with chicken piccata: green beans, broccoli, or this caprese cucumber salad.
• You can make just the chicken for this dish and serve it with a variety of starches. Serve chicken piccata with roasted fingerling potatoes, mashed potatoes, rice or risotto.
• The tomatoes add a sweet bite and pop of color. See the step-by-step guide on how to make roasted cherry tomatoes.
• Use fresh lemon juice, right from a lemon, which tastes brighter than purchased lemon juice.

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Chicken Piccata Pasta | Sip Bite Go

This chicken piccata pasta recipe is quick, easy and absolutely delicious! Made with a mouthwatering white wine sauce, this pasta recipe is simple enough to throw together on a busy weeknight and elegant enough for a romantic date for two.

Course Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 995 kcal

Author Jenna Passaro

Ingredients

• 1 pound pasta try fetuccini or pappardelle

Chicken

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 lb chicken breast tenders 1-2 inch wide strips
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Roasted tomatoes

• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 tbsp olive oil

White wine sauce

• 4 cloves garlic diced
• 2 shallots diced
• salt
• pepper
• 1 1/2 cup white wine dry (try chardonnay)
• 4 tbsp lemon juice fresh (about one lemon)
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp capers drained
• 1/2 cup parsley chopped
• 1/2 cup parmesan grated
• basil or parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. While making other components of this recipe, boil the pasta water and cook pasta to al dente. Make sure not to overcook pasta, because it will cook a little more when added to the sauce in the final step. When it’s done, drain the pasta, coat it with a drizzle of olive oil, and set aside.
2. Pound chicken breast tenders between two pieces of plastic wrap to 1/4 inch thick. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large pan with deep sides to medium-high heat. Add olive oil, and once the oil is hot (it will appear shiny and sizzle when chicken is added), add the chicken. Brown each side of the chicken tenders until golden brown – about 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan.
3. Bring the pan the chicken was cooked in to medium heat. Add cherry tomatoes, olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Stir regularly for about 3 minutes, until cherry tomatoes begin to soften and wrinkle. Remove tomatoes from pan and set aside.
4. Use the same pan on medium heat to melt the butter with the garlic and shallots. Stir regularly for 1 minute, making sure the garlic does not burn. Add white wine and reduce liquid in half by whisking the garlic and shallots in the sauce for 1 minute. Add lemon juice and whisk for 1 minute.
5. Turn pan down to low heat, add butter, capers, parsley and the al dente pasta to the white wine sauce.
6. Add chicken to the sauce and let it simmer on medium-low for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan, parsley or basil.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

• The tomatoes add a sweet bite and pop of color. See the step-by-step guide on how to make roasted cherry tomatoes.
• Use fresh lemon juice, right from a lemon. It tastes brighter than purchased lemon juice. 
• Cook the pasta al dente. Bring water to a rolling boil and boil pasta for the lowest time recommended. The pasta will finish cooking in the sauce in the last step. 

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Piccata Pasta | Sip Bite Go

Amount Per Serving

Calories 995 Calories from Fat 270

% Daily Value*

Fat 30g46%

Saturated Fat 10g63%

Cholesterol 176mg59%

Sodium 883mg38%

Potassium 1318mg38%

Carbohydrates 93g31%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 68g136%

Vitamin A 1155IU23%

Vitamin C 25mg30%

Calcium 217mg22%

Iron 3.6mg20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.