Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata
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Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata combines lemon flavors with chicken broth, capers, and dijon mustard for a chicken dish you and your whole family will love.
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“This was delicious. My entire family loved it and I’m making it again tomorrow.”
– Pamela
Piccata is a classic Italian dish where meat is lightly floured, browned, and served with a lemony sauce usually using veal or chicken. Chicken piccata is especially popular, and using the slow cooker makes it even easier. Making it in the crockpot ensures the chicken is ultra tender.
Key Ingredients
Chicken breasts: Thinly sliced chicken is classic for this recipe.
Dredging Items: All-purpose flour, salt, and pepper for a light coating and flavor.
Butter: This is what makes the dish over the top!
Sauce Base: Fresh lemon juice and chicken stock make for a perfect base.
Dijon and Garlic: Adds depth and a slight tang without overpowering.
Capers: These briny pops give it the classic piccata flavor
How to Make Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata
- Dredge the chicken in seasoned flour, then quickly brown in butter for flavor.
- Add to the crockpot with butter, lemon juice, chicken stock, Dijon, garlic, and capers.
- Cook until tender and the sauce is bright, buttery, and ready to spoon over everything.
Tips & Variations
Gluten Free: Swap the flour for cornstarch instead of regular flour.
Adding Vegetables: Mushrooms or drained artichokes are great additions.
Creamy: Add a 1/2 cup of cream to mellow out the lemon punch.
No capers: Skip them or add green olives for that vinegary touch.
How to Serve
This type of dish needs a starchy side, here are great ideas.
Noodles – Crockpot chicken piccata pairs well with spaghetti or linguine noodles, though the most popular choice is angel hair pasta. Add a nice helping of noodles to a plate and place a chicken breast and drizzle over the lemon piccata sauce.
Rice – Steamed rice or rice pilaf is a great choice to soak up that extra sauce.
Mashed Potatoes – Helps turn this lemon chicken into an even more decadent meal.
Does the chicken need to be browned?
For this recipe, it’s best to do so because it gives the chicken that classic piccata texture. If you choose to skip browning, omit the flour and add a cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce.
Slow Cooker Chicken Piccata
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Equipment
- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, find them thinly sliced or cut them in half to make them thin
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 cup butter, plus 2 Tbsp. of butter separate
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 Tbsp. dijon mustard
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 Tbsp. capers, drained
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, and flour. Dredge the chicken cutlets in the flour mixture (save any extra flour mixture). In a nonstick skillet, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter over and pan fry the chicken cutlets over medium high heat until browned on each side, about 2 minutes per side. The chicken doesn't have to be cooked all the way, just browned.
- To the slow cooker, add the browned chicken, sprinkle over the remaining flour mixture. Then add the remaining butter, lemon juice, chicken stock, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, and capers. Cover and cook on high for 3.5 – 4 hours or until the chicken is tender.
- Serve with desired sides and garnish with lemon and parsley if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
More Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes
Angel Chicken and Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken are both light, flavorful meals that pair perfectly with pasta or rice.
Slow Cooker Smothered Chicken and French Onion Chicken offer rich, comforting flavors with tender chicken and savory sauces.
For something bold, try Balsamic Chicken or the tangy, buttery flavors in Mississippi Chicken—both easy, hands-off favorites.
Slow Cooker Olive Garden Chicken brings creamy, Italian-inspired flavor with minimal effort and big payoff.
Making this for the first time. Do you use one full stick of butter plus another 2 TBLS or cut off 2TBLS from the stick and then toss in the remaining 6TBLS?
A half cup plus 2 Tbsp.
Can I double the sauce amount without making the chicken soggy?
We like more sauce on our pasta.
This was delicious!
Yes, you can add more sauce – it won’t make it soggy.
Can this be cooked on low and if so how long?
I would do 6-7 hours on low.
Looks great – but – what size slow cooker? There are many.
This will fit in a 4 quart or larger – I use my six quart for every recipe.