Common Ingredients in piccata Recipes

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

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

Chicken breast, flour, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, chicken broth, white wine and garlic are also common ingredients in piccata recipes. For herbs and spices, capers is popular. Salt is in 75% of piccata recipes and pepper, 55%.

The average piccata recipe has about 10 ingredients, with a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 11.

In terms of directions, piccata recipes have about 5.7 steps on average, ranging from 3 to 11 instructions.

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

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Piccata

For 2 tablespoon butter (28 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 piccata recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with butter	Potential subsitutions
chicken breast	2.6 (454 g)	2.3 (394 g)	80%
flour	0.13 cup (16 g)	0.13 cup (16 g)	80%
lemon	1 large (212 g)	0.59 large (125 g)	80%
chicken broth	half a cup (125 g)	half a cup (124 g)	60%
capers	3 tablespoon (26 g)	2.4 tablespoon (21 g)	60%
parsley	3 tablespoon (11 g)	2.8 tablespoon (11 g)	60%
garlic	3 clove (9 g)	2.6 clove (8 g)	60%
white wine	half a cup (118 g)	0.44 cup (105 g)	60%
paprika	a quarter teaspoon (1 g)	0.15 teaspoon (0 g)	40%	black pepper cayenne pepper
olive oil	3 tablespoon (40 g)	2.5 tablespoon (34 g)	40%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Piccata

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in piccata recipes. This would be: 53% chicken breast, 10% chicken broth, 10% white wine, 5% lemon juice, 5% flour, 5% lemon, 5% butter, 4% olive oil, 2% capers and 1% parsley.

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

lemon

Lemon is the most popular ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, 100% of piccata recipes contain lemon.

Variations of lemon include:

• lemon juice: 67% of recipes

For piccata recipes, lemon is frequently used with butter, chicken breast, parsley, white wine and salt. However, butter is almost never used together with lemon in piccata dishes.

lemon juice

Another popular ingredient in piccata is lemon juice. From the recipes we've sampled for piccata, over 65% have lemon juice.

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

In piccata recipes that contain lemon juice, it is on average, 7% by weight.

In recipes for piccata, lemon juice is often used with chicken breast, flour, capers, salt and black pepper.

butter

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

Butter is often included in piccata dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons.

In piccata recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 4% by weight.

In recipes for piccata, butter is often used with chicken breast, flour, lemon, white wine and capers.

chicken breast

Chicken breast is another common ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, over 85% of piccata recipes contain chicken breast.

Pounded and butterflied are frequent preparations for chicken breast in piccata dishes.

Common quantities for chicken breast in piccata dishes include 4 chicken breasts, 1 pound or 2 chicken breasts.

In piccata recipes that contain chicken breast, it is on average, 53% by weight.

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

flour

Another popular ingredient in piccata is flour. From the recipes we've sampled for piccata, over 85% have flour.

Flour is often included in piccata dishes in amounts of half a cup or a quarter cup.

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

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

parsley

Parsley is another common ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, over 75% of piccata recipes contain parsley.

Variations of parsley include:

• parsley lemon: 11% of recipes

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

salt

Another popular ingredient in piccata is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for piccata, over 75% have salt.

Common quantities for salt in piccata dishes include 1 pinch.

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

Chicken breast, flour, olive oil, capers and black pepper are commonly used together with salt in piccata dishes.

capers

Capers is another common ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, over 75% of piccata recipes contain capers.

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

Capers is often included in piccata dishes in amounts of 1 tablespoon, 3 tablespoons or a quarter cup.

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

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

olive oil

Olive oil is another common ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, over 65% of piccata recipes contain olive oil.

Common quantities for olive oil in piccata dishes include 2 tablespoons, 3 tablespoons or 5 tablespoons.

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

Chicken breast, flour, salt, capers and butter are commonly used together with olive oil in piccata dishes.

chicken broth

Another popular ingredient in piccata is chicken broth. From the recipes we've sampled for piccata, over 55% have chicken broth.

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

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

For piccata recipes, chicken broth is frequently used with chicken breast, flour, salt, olive oil and black pepper. However, cayenne pepper is almost never used together with chicken broth in piccata dishes.

black pepper

Black pepper is another common ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, over 55% of piccata recipes contain black pepper.

Black pepper is often included in piccata dishes in amounts of 1 pinch.

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

In recipes for piccata, black pepper is often used with chicken breast, flour, capers, parsley and salt.

Potential substitutions for black pepper in piccata:

• paprika

white wine

Another popular ingredient in piccata is white wine. From the recipes we've sampled for piccata, over 55% have white wine.

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

In piccata recipes that contain white wine, it is on average, 15% by weight.

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

garlic

Garlic is another common ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, over 40% of piccata recipes contain garlic.

Minced is a frequent preparation for garlic in piccata dishes.

Garlic is often included in piccata dishes in amounts of 4 cloves.

In piccata recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 0.9% by weight.

For piccata recipes, garlic is frequently used with capers, white wine, salt, parsley and chicken breast. However, paprika is almost never used together with garlic in piccata dishes.

paprika

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

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

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

Potential substitutions for paprika in piccata:

• black pepper
• cayenne pepper

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

cayenne pepper

Cayenne pepper is another common ingredient in piccata dishes. In fact, over 20% of piccata recipes contain cayenne pepper.

In piccata recipes that contain cayenne pepper, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

Capers, white wine, parsley, chicken breast and lemon juice are commonly used together with cayenne pepper in piccata dishes.

Potential substitutions for cayenne pepper in piccata:

• paprika

Also, cayenne pepper is not often used with chicken broth.

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