This Vegan “Chicken” Piccata is everything you love about the classic Italian-American favorite – it’s zesty, buttery, briny, and made 100% vegan with our homemade seitan “chicken.” Serve it over pasta or mashed potatoes for the ultimate dinner!
Key Ingredients You’ll Need
Here we’ve listed the key ingredients you won’t want to go without, but for a complete list of ingredients with measurements, see the full recipe card at the bottom of this blog post!
For the Seitan “Chicken”
Vital wheat gluten: An essential ingredient in any seitan recipe. Substitutions are unfortunately not possible.
Tofu: For the best texture and consistency, we recommend using firm, drained tofu (pressing isn’t required!).
Seasonings: Nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, and salt season the vegan “chicken” without overpowering the overall dish.
For the Piccata Sauce
- Flour: Helps to pan-fry the “chicken” until golden and crispy and thickens the sauce to perfection.
- Aromatics: For a classic piccata sauce, you’ll need shallot, fresh garlic, and most importantly – capers!
- Dry white wine: In addition to deglazing the pan, dry white wine adds a necessary acidity that brightens the overall sauce.
- Lemon: Key for the signature zesty tang. For the best flavor, make sure to use lemon juice and lemon zest!
- Broth: We love the added savoriness of vegan chicken broth, but if necessary, you can also use your favorite store-bought or homemade vegetable broth.
aking the Vegan “Chicken” Piccata
Making seitan “chicken” from scratch is more time-consuming than our Vegan Chicken Parmesan recipe that’s made with Gardein’s premade Chick’n Scallopini, but trust us when we say that making seitan is not only easy, but so worth the added effort.
Once the homemade “chicken” is prepared, you simply have to:
- Pan-fry the “chicken” until golden brown.
- Prepare the quick and easy lemon-butter sauce.
- Assemble, and enjoy!
Find the full printable recipe here: Vegan “Chicken” Piccata with Seitan
