Chicken Piccata or Chicken in Lemon Sauce with Capers

Name: Chicken Piccata or Chicken in Lemon Sauce with Capers
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 4 meals
Ingredients: potatoes; oil; salt; pinch black pepper; dried thyme; cherry tomatoes; bnls chicken thighs; black pepper; wheat flour; onion; garlic clove; capers; butter; 3 dl water; chicken broth cube; juice from 1 lemon; parsley

This recipe is inspired by Italy. The chicken are gently cooked in a lemon sauce enhanced by tangy capers and fresh parsley. They are served with roasted potatoes, whose sweetness complements the tartness of the lemon, and cherry tomatoes, which add a refreshing touch.

50 min

Lactose free

Potatoes: 1 pkgpotatoes; 2 tbspoil; 1 tspsalt; pinch black pepper; 1 pkgdried thyme; 1 pkgcherry tomatoes
Chicken: 1 pkgbnls chicken thighs; 0.5 tspsalt; 0.5 tspblack pepper; 0.75 dlwheat flour; 2 tbspoil; 1 onion; 2 garlic clove; 1 pkgcapers; 1 tbspbutter; 3 dl water; 1 chicken broth cube; juice from 1 lemon; juice from 1 lemon; 3 tbspbutter; 1 pkgparsley

1
Preheat the oven to 225°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2
Wash and cut the potatoes onto the sheet. Drizzle with oil, season with salt, pepper, and dried thyme. Place in the oven and roast for about 10 minutes.
3
Place the chicken thighs in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the wheat flour and coat the chicken in the flour.
4
Heat oil in a pan. Place the chicken thighs in the hot pan and fry for about 5-6 minutes on each side.
5
After about 10 minutes, remove the potatoes from the oven, add the chicken thighs and cherry tomatoes to the baking sheet, and continue baking for another 15-20 minutes.
6
Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Drain the capers and chop them finely.
7
In the same pan where you fried the chicken, melt a little butter. Add the chopped onion and capers, and sauté briefly while stirring.
8
Pour water into the pan and add the chicken broth cube. Grate lemon zest into the sauce and squeeze in the lemon juice. Bring to a boil and cook for about 4-5 minutes.
9
Chop the parsley and add it to the sauce along with some butter.
10
Serve the chicken thighs on plates. Add the roasted potatoes and cherry tomatoes, and drizzle everything with the sauce.