Common Ingredients in chicken piccata Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular chicken piccata recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredients in chicken piccata dishes are flour, butter and lemon.

Chicken breast, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, chicken broth, white wine and garlic are also common ingredients in chicken piccata recipes. For herbs and spices, capers is popular. Variations include:

• shallots in place of garlic

Salt is in 90% of chicken piccata recipes and pepper, 70%.

The average chicken piccata recipe has about 10.2 ingredients, with a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 12.

In terms of directions, chicken piccata recipes have about 5.1 steps on average, ranging from 3 to 11 instructions.

An average chicken piccata recipe takes about 33 minutes to prepare, ranging from 15 minutes to 50 minutes.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Chicken Piccata

For 6 tablespoon butter (85 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single chicken piccata recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with butter	Potential subsitutions
flour	1 cup (125 g)	0.74 cup (93 g)	100%
capers	2 tablespoon (17 g)	2.4 tablespoon (21 g)	100%
chicken breast	2.8 (486 g)	3.8 (651 g)	83%
lemon juice	a third of a cup (81 g)	0.3 cup (73 g)	83%
olive oil	4.5 tablespoon (61 g)	4.3 tablespoon (58 g)	83%	vegetable oil
parsley	4 tablespoon (15 g)	3.3 tablespoon (12 g)	83%
white wine	1 cup (235 g)	1 cup (243 g)	50%
chicken broth	half a cup (124 g)	0.58 cup (145 g)	50%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Chicken Piccata

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in chicken piccata recipes. This would be: 53% chicken breast, 11% chicken broth, 8% butter, 8% white wine, 5% flour, 5% lemon juice, 4% olive oil, 3% lemon, 2% capers and 2% eggs.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

flour

Flour is the most popular ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, 100% of chicken piccata recipes contain flour.

Flour is often included in chicken piccata dishes in amounts of half a cup, a quarter cup or 1 flour.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain flour, it is on average, 5% by weight.

For chicken piccata recipes, flour is frequently used with chicken breast, salt, capers, lemon juice and olive oil.

butter

Another popular ingredient in chicken piccata is butter. From the recipes we've sampled for chicken piccata, 100% have butter.

Butter is often included in chicken piccata dishes in amounts of 6 tablespoons.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 7% by weight.

In recipes for chicken piccata, butter is often used with capers, salt, flour, chicken breast, parsley, black pepper, olive oil and lemon juice. On the other hand, butter is almost never used with paprika.

lemon

Lemon is another common ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, 100% of chicken piccata recipes contain lemon.

Variations of lemon include:

• lemon juice: 70% of recipes

Chicken breast, chicken broth, flour, salt and olive oil are commonly used together with lemon in chicken piccata dishes. Conversely, lemon is not often used with eggs.

lemon juice

Another popular ingredient in chicken piccata is lemon juice. From the recipes we've sampled for chicken piccata, over 70% have lemon juice.

Lemon juice is often included in chicken piccata dishes in amounts of a quarter cup, a third of a cup or 2 tablespoons.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain lemon juice, it is on average, 6% by weight.

In recipes for chicken piccata, lemon juice is often used with flour, chicken breast, salt, capers and butter. On the other hand, lemon juice is almost never used with shallots.

salt

Another popular ingredient in chicken piccata is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for chicken piccata, over 90% have salt.

Salt is often included in chicken piccata dishes in amounts of 1 pinch.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

For chicken piccata recipes, salt is frequently used with flour, chicken breast, capers, olive oil and parsley.

chicken breast

Chicken breast is another common ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, over 90% of chicken piccata recipes contain chicken breast.

Chicken piccata dishes often call for chicken breast to be pounded and butterflied.

Chicken breast is often included in chicken piccata dishes in amounts of 4 chicken breasts, 1 pound or 2 chicken breasts.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain chicken breast, it is on average, 54% by weight.

In recipes for chicken piccata, chicken breast is often used with flour, salt, capers, olive oil and chicken broth.

capers

Another popular ingredient in chicken piccata is capers. From the recipes we've sampled for chicken piccata, over 80% have capers.

Drained and rinsed are frequent preparations for capers in chicken piccata dishes.

Common quantities for capers in chicken piccata dishes include 1 tablespoon or a quarter cup.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain capers, it is on average, 2% by weight.

Flour, salt, chicken breast, parsley and black pepper are commonly used together with capers in chicken piccata dishes. Conversely, capers is not often used with paprika.

parsley

Parsley is another common ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, over 80% of chicken piccata recipes contain parsley.

Variations of parsley include:

• parsley lemon: 10% of recipes

For chicken piccata recipes, parsley is frequently used with salt, capers, flour, black pepper and chicken breast. However, paprika is almost never used together with parsley in chicken piccata dishes.

black pepper

Black pepper is another common ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, over 70% of chicken piccata recipes contain black pepper.

Common quantities for black pepper in chicken piccata dishes include 1 pinch.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0% by weight.

Salt, capers, flour, parsley and chicken breast are commonly used together with black pepper in chicken piccata dishes.

Potential substitutions for black pepper in chicken piccata:

• paprika

olive oil

Another popular ingredient in chicken piccata is olive oil. From the recipes we've sampled for chicken piccata, over 70% have olive oil.

Olive oil is often included in chicken piccata dishes in amounts of 3 tablespoons, 2 tablespoons or 5 tablespoons.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 5% by weight.

For chicken piccata recipes, olive oil is frequently used with chicken breast, flour, salt, capers and butter.

Potential substitutions for olive oil in chicken piccata:

• vegetable oil

Also, olive oil is not often used with eggs.

chicken broth

Chicken broth is another common ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, over 60% of chicken piccata recipes contain chicken broth.

Chicken broth is often included in chicken piccata dishes in amounts of half a cup.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain chicken broth, it is on average, 16% by weight.

In recipes for chicken piccata, chicken broth is often used with chicken breast, flour, salt, olive oil, black pepper, parsley and capers. On the other hand, chicken broth is almost never used with eggs.

white wine

Another popular ingredient in chicken piccata is white wine. From the recipes we've sampled for chicken piccata, over 50% have white wine.

Common quantities for white wine in chicken piccata dishes include half a cup.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain white wine, it is on average, 14% by weight.

Flour, salt, chicken breast, olive oil and capers are commonly used together with white wine in chicken piccata dishes.

garlic

Garlic is another common ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, over 30% of chicken piccata recipes contain garlic.

Minced is a frequent preparation for garlic in chicken piccata dishes.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 1% by weight.

For chicken piccata recipes, garlic is frequently used with chicken breast, flour, capers, salt and chicken broth.

Potential substitutions for garlic in chicken piccata:

• shallots

Also, garlic is not often used with paprika and eggs.

paprika

Another popular ingredient in chicken piccata is paprika. From the recipes we've sampled for chicken piccata, over 20% have paprika.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain paprika, it is on average, 0% by weight.

In recipes for chicken piccata, paprika is often used with chicken breast, butter, flour, eggs and lemon juice.

Potential substitutions for paprika in chicken piccata:

• black pepper

Also, paprika is not often used with capers, butter, garlic and vegetable oil.

eggs

Eggs is another common ingredient in chicken piccata dishes. In fact, over 20% of chicken piccata recipes contain eggs.

In chicken piccata recipes that contain eggs, it is on average, 7% by weight.

Lemon juice, flour, chicken breast, butter and black pepper are commonly used together with eggs in chicken piccata dishes. Conversely, eggs is not often used with olive oil, chicken broth, garlic and shallots.

Other chicken piccata Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in chicken piccata recipes include:

• shallots - 20%
• vegetable oil - 20%

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