Dinner Tonight: Chicken piccata meatballs
The pan drippings are used to create a quick and tangy lemon-butter pan sauce.
Dinner Tonight
December 3, 2025

Chicken Piccata Meatballs

Chicken Piccata Meatballs
Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.

Recipe by Kay Chun | Total time: 45 minutes

Inspired by the flavors of piccata, these chicken meatballs are seasoned with capers, garlic and oregano and pan-roasted until golden. The pan drippings are used to create a quick and tangy lemon-butter pan sauce. The secret to these plump, tender meatballs is the panade, bread crumbs soaked in milk until softened and folded into the meat mixture. Serve the meatballs with pasta and any simply roasted vegetable, like broccoli, green beans or bell peppers.

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