This chicken piccata freezer meal presents as super sophisticated,
but secretly is super easy and simple to prepare ahead of time!
Chicken Piccata… this is one recipe that maybe you don’t pull out for the kids. This recipe SCREAMS, “Hey, I’ve worked all day in the kitchen!” and is perfect for adult entertaining. Now, I don’t know about you… but sometimes my notice for “adult entertaining” is just hours if not shorter!
Come on… you know what I’m talking about. The hubs decides at the last minute to bring clients over? Friends suddenly want to “drop by”? There are a million reasons… but this recipe is one EASY way to be prepared!
You can make this chicken piccata freezer meal in advance and have it ready to pull out and start whipping it up at a moments notice and look like you’ve spent all day in your kitchen.
“How DO you do it?!?!?”
Chicken Piccata Freezer Meal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup capers
Dip each chicken thigh first in the flour, coating thoroughly, and then coat both sides with the eggs, and finally with the bread crumbs.
Chicken Piccata Freezer Meal
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken Thighs
- 1/2 cup Flour
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Italian Breadcrumbs
- 1 cup Mushrooms (ground)
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup to 1 Cup Chicken Broth
- 1/4 cup Capers
- Olive Oil
Instructions
- Place three shallow bowls out for preparing the chicken.Stir the flour, salt and pepper in one bowl.Beat the eggs together in a second bowl.Place the bread crumbs in the third bowl.
- Dip each chicken thigh first in the flour, coating thoroughly, and then coat both sides with the eggs, and finally with the bread crumbs.Repeat with each chicken thigh, setting the finished thighs in a casserole dish or on a cutting board until you finish.Pack the breaded chicken thighs in a large freezer bag and set aside.
- Add the mushrooms, lemon juice, garlic, heavy cream and capers to a smaller bag, seal well and smoosh the ingredients together. *I like to place the sauce bag inside of the chicken bag before sealing the chicken bag so that they stay together.
- Write or print off the remaining cooking directions on the bag.
Notes
Nutrition
Seriously… doesn’t that look A-MAZ-ING!
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Can I cook the chicken on the stove as directed and then freeze, and heat it in the oven after thawing? I don’t want to use the stove the day I entertain
I think that would work, but I’ve never done it like that before. Give it a try and let me know how it goes!
What do you use for “ground mushrooms”?
I buy dried mushrooms and grind them up! 🙂
Would this recipe still work with butterflied chicken breast?
Yes!!
This Chicken Piccata Freezer Meal looks so good. I love the meals that are already almost prepared to be cooked. I am for sure going to be making this recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
I have never attempted chicken piccata as a freezer meal before. Brilliant! It’s one of our favorites around here.
I’ve been looking for some easy and delicious freezer meals. I make them to bring to my kids and their families when I visit. Also we keep a stash in the freezer for friends and neighbors who are having a hard time
Chicken Piccata is one of my favorite Italian meals. I have never attempted to make it at home. I will definitely be using your recipe and make ahead ideas.
Oh my goodness! I really love chicken and this one is tempting and tasty! Honestly, I’ve never tried it and I really wanna grab it from my screen! Will try the recipe this weekend.
This looks delish! My husband would love this meal and it would be perfect when entertaining guests. It’s a huge bonus that it can be made ahead of time. Yum!
Chicken Piccata looks really tasty and easy to prepare. This could really make a good meal.
Thanks for the recipe. Will make this sometime soon. I am new to cooking and I love to have different recipes to try on.
I absolutely love chicken piccata. I never made it at home though. This recipe looks easy and delicious!
Freezer meals are life savers and easy to make. Always looking for a new good tasting freezer meal.
This looks delicious and easy to make. I just started working outside the home and have been looking for easy to make ahead freezer meals like this one.
Oh my, that Chicken Piccata sure does look yummy! I love that it gives off the appearance that you’ve been working hard all day in the kitchen yet it’s super simple to make!