Chicken Piccata
Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata costs $28.95 for dinner (or $21.50 for lunch), delivering 920 to 1,340 calories and 68 grams of protein. Tender chicken cutlets are sautéed with button mushrooms and capers in rich lemon-butter white wine sauce over angel hair pasta.
Chicken Piccata Portion Sizes
Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata contains 1,340 calories, 68 grams of fat, and 68 grams of protein with angel hair pasta. The weekday lunch favorites portion delivers 920 calories, while substituting fresh vegetables cuts count to 840 calories.
What Ingredients Are in Chicken Piccata?
Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata features lightly floured chicken breast cutlets, scratch lemon-butter white wine pan reduction, brined Mediterranean capers, sliced button mushrooms, delicate angel hair pasta, and fresh Italian parsley.
- Boneless Sautéed Chicken Cutlets Two tender chicken breast fillets gently pounded thin and pan-seared to a golden finish
- Lemon-Butter Piccata Sauce Scratch pan sauce created with fresh lemon juice, white wine, garlic, and creamery butter
- Brined Mediterranean Capers Tangy pickled caper buds delivering sharp, salty bursts of flavor
- Sautéed Button Mushrooms Tender sliced white mushrooms sautéed in the pan to absorb rich lemon-herb juices
- Angel Hair Semolina Pasta Delicate Italian capellini strands tossed directly with warm piccata sauce
- Fresh Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley Finely chopped parsley adding bright garden aroma and color contrast
What Allergens Are in Chicken Piccata?
Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata contains milk, wheat, and gluten. The chicken cutlets are dusted in wheat flour prior to pan-searing, and the pasta contains semolina wheat flour. Guests requiring gluten-free dining can request grilled chicken with gluten-free pasta.
Contains dairy from sweet creamery butter in the pan sauce, wheat flour used to dust chicken cutlets, and wheat semolina in the angel hair pasta. Free of peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
Chicken Piccata Nutrition Facts
One full dinner plate of Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata delivers 1,340 calories, 68 grams of total fat, 114 grams of carbohydrates, and 68 grams of protein according to verified nutrition facts.
Nutrition Facts
Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata FAQs
Factual details concerning lemon caper sauce, lunch specials, pasta substitutions, and calories.
01 What is Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata? ▼
Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata features tender sautéed chicken breasts simmered with fresh mushrooms and capers in a rich lemon-butter white wine sauce, served over delicate semolina angel hair pasta.
The dish is available on the factory specialties menu for $28.95, and on the weekday lunch favorites menu for $21.50.
02 How many calories are in Chicken Piccata? ▼
A full dinner order of Chicken Piccata contains 1,340 calories, 68g fat, 114g carbohydrates, and 68g protein.
The weekday lunch portion reduces total energy density to 920 calories, while substituting fresh vegetables for pasta reduces the plate to 840 calories.
03 Is there a lunch portion for Chicken Piccata? ▼
Yes, The Cheesecake Factory serves a lunch portion of Chicken Piccata for $21.50 Monday through Friday until 5:00 PM.
This option scales the portion to 490 grams and 920 calories, saving guests $7.45 compared to the full evening entrée.
04 Can guests swap vegetables instead of angel hair pasta? ▼
Yes, guests can substitute steamed broccoli or green beans instead of pasta.
Swapping vegetables cuts 500 calories and lowers carbohydrates to 26 grams, making the plate keto-friendly and nutrient-dense.
05 Is Cheesecake Factory Chicken Piccata gluten-free? ▼
No, Chicken Piccata is not gluten-free in standard preparation because cutlets are lightly floured before pan-searing, and the dish includes wheat capellini.
Guests can request grilled gluten-free chicken paired with gluten-free rotini from the gluten-free menu.
06 What wine is used in the piccata sauce? ▼
The sauce incorporates dry culinary white wine simmered with fresh lemon juice and poultry stock.
Cooking the sauce under high heat in individual pans evaporates the alcohol, leaving behind crisp fruit acidity and rich aromatic complexity.
