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Pan Roasted Chicken with Lemon Caper Berries and Roasted Garlic

By: Nicole 22 Comments
Posted: 03/21/14 Updated: 03/24/14

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It’s been a long, stressful week, and I couldn’t think of anything better than ending it with this chicken (and of course a glass of crisp white wine), which may sound a little strange, but I kid you not, this is one of the best chicken dishes you’ll ever make.

While I adore the salty crispy skin, lemony scented meat, briny capers and roasted garlic, it’s the combination of everything that makes this so incredibly delicious. Each ingredient compliments the others perfectly.

The flavors of this recipe are based off one of my favorite roast chickens in Kansas City, but I’ve skipped roasting a whole chicken, and instead opted for fast cooking, but eternally moist chicken thighs.

Best Ever Pan Roasted Chicken with Lemon, Caper Berries and Roasted Garlic

The chicken is marinated in lemon juice, garlic and olive oil for a few hours, dried off and then cooked in a cast iron skillet until the skin is golden brown and crispy, it’s then transported to the oven to finish cooking, along with some whole garlic cloves and red onions.

Once the chicken is fully cooked through, it’s transferred to a plate to rest while a quick pan sauce is made by returning the skillet back to the stove and hitting it with a little bit of chicken stock, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and just a teensy bit of butter – briny caper berries are thrown in for a final touch.

This was a weeknight meal for us last night, but it’s definitely fancy enough for a nice quiet weekend night at home.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Talk to you next week!

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Pan Roasted Chicken with Lemon Caper Berries and Roasted Garlic
 
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Ingredients
  • 8 chicken thighs
  • ½ cup lemon juice (about two large lemons)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed between your fingers
  • 1 medium red onion, cut into large pieces
  • 1 head of garlic, divided (leave the skin on all cloves but three)
  • ½ cup caper berries or ¼ cup capers
  • red pepper flake (optional)
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon butter
Instructions
  1. In a large ziplock bag, add chicken thighs, ½ cup lemon juice, crushed rosemary, three cloves of the garlic (grate this garlic) and two tablespoons olive oil. Let marinate for two hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  3. Dry chicken completely. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Heat a large seasoned cast iron skillet over a medium heat. Add two tablespoons of olive oil. Brown chicken, skin side down, until skin is golden brown and crisp, flip over. Do not crowd pan, if you don't have enough room in the pan to brown all the thighs at once, work in batches to brown, and then return all the chicken back to the skillet to roast. (They will shrink once browned.)
  5. Turn the heat off, and throw in garlic cloves (skin on) and red onion.
  6. Transfer skillet to the oven, and cook until chicken is cooked through and garlic is softened. About 15 minutes.
  7. When chicken is done cooking, remove from oven. Transfer chicken and veggies to a plate. Tent with foil. Remove any grease that has accumulated in pan, but leave juices. Return pan to stove and turn on a medium heat. Add chicken stock. Simmer until slightly reduced, about 1-2 minutes. Season with a little bit of lemon, salt, pepper and red pepper flake . Swirl in butter.
  8. Return chicken and veggies back to pan, along with caper berries.
  9. Spoon sauce over chicken.
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  1. Kathi @ Deliciously Yum! says

    Posted on 3/21/14 at 3:57 pm

    Nicole, you seriously come up with the best dinner recipes. This chicken dish looks so incredibly scrumptious! I think my hubby and I would devour this in no time :). I hope you have the most amazing weekend ahead!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/22/14 at 3:40 pm

      Awww you are so sweet Kathi! Thank you!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!

      Reply
  2. cheri says

    Posted on 3/22/14 at 4:52 am

    Can’t wait until you post this recipe, sorry your having trouble with your site.

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/22/14 at 3:39 pm

      Thanks Cheri! Hopefully I’ll have it fixed soon!

      Reply
  3. Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says

    Posted on 3/22/14 at 12:57 pm

    Techy site problems are the WORST! Good luck figuring it out Nicole! This pan roasted chicken looks insanely gorgeous and the perfect meal! Love your gorgeous photos (as always!)

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/22/14 at 3:39 pm

      Ugh!! I know! I don’t know what to do! All of a sudden my visual editor isn’t working, and my SEO plugin isn’t working. It’s driving me insane! But thank you my dear for the compliments!! 🙂 So sweet.

      Reply
  4. Maggie says

    Posted on 3/23/14 at 7:30 am

    Wow, those chicken look amazing! Can’t not wait to see the recipe. Just pinned and shared on Google+!
    I just found your site today. You have great looking and delicious photos. Will keep following.:)

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/23/14 at 4:18 pm

      Thank you so much Maggie!!! Glad to have you! Just fixed my site and am posting the recipe now!

      Reply
  5. whatjessicabakednext says

    Posted on 3/23/14 at 5:48 pm

    This looks divine!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks Jess!

      Reply
  6. Gloria // Simply Gloria says

    Posted on 3/23/14 at 11:48 pm

    Nicole, loving the briny capers and everything else going on with this dish… very delish!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks Gloria! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Chris @ Shared Appetite says

    Posted on 3/24/14 at 3:45 pm

    This is one of my favorite go to weeknight meals. Lemon-garlic roasted chicken… there’s something so comforting in it, isn’t there?! I love the addition of capers… need to try that for the next time! Gorgeous photos!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:37 pm

      SO comforting! I could probably eat it every day of the week! Thanks Chris!

      Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    Posted on 3/24/14 at 11:12 pm

    The skin on that chicken is making me salivate! It looks so good. Love capers with chicken. What a delicious weeknight meal!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:37 pm

      Thanks Christin!

      Reply
  9. Kelly- Left Side of the Table says

    Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:02 pm

    Immediately makes me taste Chicken Piccata in my mouth. Something about lemon and capers go unbelievably well together! I just tried the larger capers recently and loved them of course! Thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂 Saving to make soon!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 3/28/14 at 4:25 am

      That’s kind of what I was going for!! Thanks Kelly!

      Reply
  10. Meghan says

    Posted on 4/7/14 at 2:38 pm

    Made this last night…so, so yummy! The sauce is absolute perfection!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:23 am

      LOVE!

      Reply
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