An easy to make chicken sandwich with the wonderful salty lemon flavor of Chicken Piccata – a classic Italian meal with a fun new twist.
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Chicken piccata is one of my favorite Italian meals. I love the bright briny lemon flavor. To incorporate the chicken piccata flavors into a sandwich, I decided to add a fantastic Artichoke Caper Slaw instead of the typical lettuce and tomato.
I also added an easy-to-make Lemon Aoli (mayonnaise) to add another lemon layer, a touch of garlic, and a messy creaminess to the sandwich. All served on a chewy, but still soft, toasted ciabatta roll. This sandwich is a winner in my book. I hope Mezzetta thinks so too.
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Chicken Piccata Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4 small 6 oz. each boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- Pepper to taste
- All purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons Mezzetta Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4 ciabatta rolls split
Artichoke Caper Slaw
- 2 tablespoons Mezzetta Non-Pareil Capers
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Mezzetta Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 6.5 oz jar Mezzetta Marinated Artichoke Hearts drained and chopped
- 6 oz. broccoli slaw
Easy Lemon Aoli
- ¼ teaspoon Mezzetta Crushed Garlic
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Chicken
- Using the flat side of a mallet, gently pound chicken into ½ inch thick cutlets.
- Dissolve salt and sugar in ½ cup boiling water. Combine with remaining 3 ½ cups cold water in a Ziploc bag, add chicken cutlets. Seal and refrigerate for one half hour.
- Prepare Artichoke Slaw and Easy Lemon Aoli while chicken is brining.
- Remove cutlets from water and pat dry. Season cutlets lightly with pepper, then lightly coat in flour.
- In a large cast iron skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 2 tablespoons olive oil. When oil and butter are sizzling hot, add chicken cutlets.
- Saute cutlets 3 – 5 minutes on each side until chicken is cooked through and golden brown. *
- Caper and Artichoke Slaw
- Finely chop capers. In a small bowl combine capers, lemon juice, and olive oil. Add a pinch of fresh ground pepper.
- In a medium bowl combine chopped artichoke hearts and broccoli slaw. Pour dressing over the slaw mixture and stir to coat completely. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Lemon Aoli
- Mix together garlic, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Assemble the Sandwich
- Lightly brush cut side of ciabatta rolls with butter and toast under broiler.
- When toasted, spread bottom half of the roll with Lemon Aoli. Top with a cooked chicken breast, then Artichoke Caper Slaw, and finally the top half of the ciabatta roll. Serve immediately.
Notes
More sandwiches you might like:
Torta Ahogada, Barbara Bakes
Helen in Houston
What a great combination of flavors! I used your ingredients to make a chicken piccata sandwich filling. I made my own slaw mix by grating leftover broccoli stems, carrots and cabbage in the new food processor I got for Christmas. Then I mixed the slaw with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, capers, artichoke hearts, garlic, pepper, and enough mayonnaise to get the consistency I preferred.
Half of this mixture was put aside to use on fish tacos later this week. The leftover chicken breast from last night’s cookout was warmed, cubed, added it to the slaw mixture, and spread on toasted croissants. I received rave reviews from my family, and I owe it all to you!
Thank you for posting such a wonderful recipe. Your originality and the possibility of adapting the ingredients for other dishes should qualify you for the $25,000 prize.
YOU GOT OUR VOTES!!
Barbara
Hi Helen! Your sweet comment really brightened my day. What a great idea to use leftover chicken, to make your own slaw, and turn it in to chicken salad. So glad I could be your inspiration. Thanks so much!
Kim
You won me over with the artichoke caper slaw. A very creative and unique sandwich. Sure does look like a winner to me!
Valerie @ From Valerie's Kitchen
Fantastic! You win 🙂 This looks wonderful!!!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel
Perfect sandwich! I love that there’s garlic in there too!
Angie@Angie's Recipes
A healthy and flavourful sandwich. I would love one too.
Coleen's Recipes
Now THAT is a sandwich!!
Cooking on a Dime
That sandwich looks amazing. The slaw very creative. Yum!
Kelley
I love piccata so I’m sure I’d love this sandwicha as well! I love the artichoke slaw- goo luck, this is definitely a winner!!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
I’ve never had chicken piccata! 😀 It looks delicious mum, perhaps if I ever come and visit I could try it!? 😉 xxx
angela@spinachtiger
A great sandwich and love the slaw.
Aggie
This is such a great twist on chicken piccata. Looks delicious!! Good luck in the contest!
carrian
OHHHH!! I sooo hope you win!!!! I would totally vote fo ryou!! (Did I miss that? Is there a way to vote?)
Winnie
This looks soooo delicious!
Have a great holiday!
Amy
What a wonderful chicken sandwich! You’ve got my mouth watering just looking at the pictures. 🙂
Emily
GOOD LUCK! Keeping everything crossed you win!
Rocky Mountain Woman
INHO, this is probably the perfect sandwich.
It’s what’s on the menu at my house this weekend!
xxoo,
RMW
Zane & Van | Spicy Beautiful
This chicken sandwich looks amazing! We grilled chicken burger patties with jalapeno bits and they were delicious. Can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Rosa
Wonderful! This sandwich is just perfect. Great filling.
Cheers,
Rosa
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I think this one’s a winner, Barbara!!
Lisa
Hey..I was expecting Rigatoni! lol Seriously..this is one incredible sandwich! I adore Chicken Piccata..and now I’m thinking about a Chicken Francese or Marsala sandwich too! Beautiful and mouth-watering, Barbara!