Lemon and Caper Chicken

My Lemon and Caper Chicken recipe came from a love for chicken piccata.  Chicken piccata is not a light food however, and I did not need the breading. To cut some of the calories, I found this is just as good without the traditional flour dredging. I serve this with rice and roasted vegetables. I prefer long grain and wild rice because the nuttiness goes well with the citrus in the chicken.  The roasted vegetables are very good when you add salt, pepper, and a little garlic.

My recipe is simple and satisfying.

Boneless, skinless chicken breast - 4 oz for each serving
2 tbsp of butter
1/2 cup white wine
Lemon juice - 1 small lemon juiced or 1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup of capers drained and rinsed
1 tbsp of oregano
1 tsp of garlic
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp black ground pepper - or to taste
olive oil cooking spray


Coat a non-stick pan with olive oil cooking spray add the butter and melt it.  Slice the chicken breasts into medallions.  Add them to the pan and cook them until almost all the pink is gone.  Add the lemon juice, white wine, capers, and spices.  Cook for another 15 minutes.

Posting Recipes

I'm a Grandmother, Mother, Sister, Aunt, and Niece, so you know I have food stories to tell.  Today I think I'll start with Andrea's Sangria.

Sangria for me takes me to Tarpon Springs, Florida.  My oldest daughter lived there for awhile and I visited once and fell in love with the Greek community and their focus on sponge diving.  While there I went to little restaurant called Mama's with my Aunt.  The two of us enjoyed pitchers of sangria while listening to the fisherman speak Greek and watching the boats come into port.  It was so much fun! So of course, I had to try and recreate my sangria moment.  

Andrea's Sangria

1/2 c. Cognac

3 c. Red or white wine

2 c. Fruit juice

1 sliced orange, lime, and lemon

1/2 c. Sliced strawberries

Put most of the fruit in the bottom of the pitcher. Save a little to garnish the glasses.

Pour cognac over the fruit let set for up to one day. Pour three cups of wine into the pitcher along with two cups of fruit juice. I like orange, pineapple and mango fruit juice, tastes more tropical. Refrigerate.

When ready to serve put a slice of lemon on the bottom of the glass, put in some ice add a slice of orange add more ice and put a slice of lime on the edge of the glass. Pour in sangria and enjoy!