How to Use piccata in a Sentence

piccata

noun
Definition of piccatanext
  • When used to describe food, piccata refers to meat that’s pan-seared and then sautéed in a sauce of butter, lemon and spices.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Top it with the piccata sauce, given below, for a side dish.
    — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2021
  • The piccata featured thin chicken fillets that were sauteed to a light crisp.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • But the piccata is their new spin on a chicken cutlet sandwich.
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
  • The chicken piccata featured in The Bear also stems from their real life.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • From David Wharton: Lunch is served in the team dining room, the chef preparing chicken piccata and fresh greens, but there isn’t much time to eat.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The lunch starts with soup, bisque, a Del’s salad or a Caesar, with a choice of salmon, chicken piccata or steak medallions in demi-glace.
    — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Or, opt for chicken piccata ($16.99) served with choice of potato, vegetable and a dinner roll.
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The restaurant offers wine and craft beer, and its food menu includes steak, chicken piccata, gumbo and baked fish.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • There are many boring recipes for chicken piccata, but this one has sliced lemons for tanginess and shallots for sweetness.
    — Julia Moskin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Three of the most popular options include spaghetti, lasagne, or chicken piccata—all of which are served with bread and salad, and start at just $39.99 each.
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The menu nearly doubled in size, with many of the daily specials like chicken parm vodka and veal piccata getting a permanent place on the menu.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The lemony sauce served with piccata dishes typically features capers, which add a salty tang to the sauce.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2021
  • Entrees, from $22 to $26, are lemon chicken, chicken parmesan, sole piccata, baked haddock, shrimp scampi and veal marsala.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2022
  • But most people opt for more: sweetbread piccata or short ribs with fresh horseradish.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
  • The thin part works very well pounded thinner as cutlets in recipes like turkey Parmesan, turkey Marsala or piccata, or Wiener schnitzel.
    — Hank Shaw, Outside Online, 1 May 2022
  • Favorites for fund-raisers are the veal Parmesan, chicken Marsala and chicken piccata.
    — Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2019
  • The seafood and fancier chicken dishes like piccata will be gone from the city location, but remain for catering and the Northbrook restaurant.
    — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019
  • Land and sea mains run the gamut from fillets topped with cacio e pepe raviolo or spicy crab cannelloni to scallops piccata.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2023
  • With piccata in your arsenal, the prospect of yet another hardy winter veg is a lot less bleak, and a ho-hum crisper-drawer clean-out can be a proper dressed-vegetable side dish.
    — Caroline Lange, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2020
  • The menu features chicken piccata, vegetables, breads, coffee, tea, soft drinks and a dessert buffet.
    — Courant Community, 1 May 2018
  • For lunch, Kosanke noshed on Calamari Limone, pasta fagioli (an Italian soup) and veal piccata.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2020
  • The elements of piccata are simple and there’s usually not a lot of variation.
    — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Their chicken piccata is a favorite of mine and has a lot of lemon flavor, but not the typical artificial lemon flavor.
    — Brenda Cain and Yadi Rodriguez - Cleveland.com, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Chicken piccata is a classic:How to make the delicious, easy weeknight meal Questions or comments?
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Once they’re cured and pickled, capers become perfect little salt bombs to drop into a niçoise salad or a chicken piccata.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Salmon, seabass and chicken piccata entrees are light while bolognese and gemelli with spicy vodka sauce are comforting.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Each kit contained four meals of two breakfasts and two dinners, including bagels and smoked salmon, steak, egg and potato casserole, chicken piccata with pasta and chili with cornbread.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Those with hearty appetites can get entrées such as traditional veal piccata ($29.50).
    — James Patrick Kelly, idahostatesman, 27 Apr. 2017
  • From chicken piccata to her famous meatballs, Susan established herself as this season's MVP, with her expertise in the kitchen.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2023

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