This is my easy chicken piccata recipe. It’s cheeky because it dares to be nakedly delicious. The chicken is naked because it doesn’t have the skin and you don’t bread or fry these chicken pieces, you bake them to perfection.
Why is easy chicken piccata so satisfying? Maybe it’s the tangy saltiness of it. Probably! I know that Christopher loves this dish. And he loves it even more because the chicken isn’t breaded or fried. He’s healthy that way.
So am I, mostly. But I do enjoy my occasional fried meal. These past two Saturdays, for instance, I had fish and chips at two different restaurants and the haddock was excellent at both.
But mostly I look for ways to make things healthier and that is why there isn’t any skin on the thighs and it’s not breaded or fried.
Do I have to use boneless and skinless thighs?
No. You don’t, but it cooks faster than chicken thighs with bones in them and like I’ve previously stated, It’s healthier without the skin.
Tips for making this Easy Chicken Thigh Recipe:
- After you place the chicken thighs in the baking dish, don’t pour the liquid over them. You don’t want to disturb the salt and pepper
- Try to use organic chicken broth as you can honestly taste the difference
- Use a dry white wine and not something sweet like a chardonnay
- Use freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Use as many capers as you want
- You can also use as many cloves of garlic as you like. My thought is, the more the merrier
On to the Easy Chicken Piccata
I preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Here are the process shots:
- Capers, garlic, lemon, chicken, broth and wine
- Baking dish with the chicken thighs, crushed garlic and salt and peppered
- Chicken broth and wine poured in the baking dish, being careful to not pour it over the chicken
- Lemon juice poured in the dish and the capers sprinkled on top of the chicken
Time to pop the easy chicken piccata into the oven, where I bake it for 30 minutes.
Yahoo! Looking good. And wasn’t that easy??!
Now to plate the chicken piccata and put this delicious meal into my belly.
I grab my plate, place a thigh on it along with some green beans and some rigatoni pasta.
I pour some of the yummy gravy onto the the chicken and pasta.
I hope you enjoyed this easy chicken piccata recipe.
Please feel free to leave me a comment, would you miss the piccata being breaded and fried?
And as always, may all your dishes be delish!
- 6 chicken thighs boneless and skinless, organic
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/18 teaspoon pepper
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 3 tablespoons capers
- Preheat oven to 350 F
Place chicken thighs in a baking dish and sprinkle the garlic and salt and pepper on them
Pour the broth, wine and lemon in the dish, but not on the chicken
- Sprinkle capers on chicken as well
- Bake for 30 minutes or until done
- Plate with a veggie and a starch
- Eat
- Enjoy
Tips for making this Easy Chicken Thigh Recipe:
- After you place the chicken thighs in the baking dish, don't pour the liquid over them. You don't want to disturb the salt and pepper
- Try to use organic chicken broth as you can honestly taste the difference
- Use a dry white wine and not something sweet like a chardonnay
- Use freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Use as many capers as you want
- You can also use as many cloves of garlic as you like. My thought is, the more the merrier
1) I love the name. Cheeky! Ha! 2) I am so fascinated that you were literally dreaming about meat! I was a vegetarian for 15 years, but started eating meat again while I was pregnant. (Yes, you can have a perfectly healthy vegetarian pregnancy, I just had some complications, etc etc). The first meat I ate was like you were making me eat a worm, haha. I still dislike much of it – I think because I find that it often seems so dry in comparison to eating mostly vegetables for so long. I really like beef/lamb tartar and sushi because it’s so moist, but white meat poultry? I have to force myself to get through each bite. Haha! I do better with chicken thighs, though, so this recipe is more up my alley!
Julie,
Thanks so much! I definitely know you can have a healthy pregnancy with a vegetarian diet. I’m glad you pointed that out. I know some women who are vegan and had healthy pregnancies and children! I know exactly what you mean with white meat poultry. I don’t eat it if I can get away with it. One exception is chicken salad, but of course that’s because it’s slathered with mayo!
Even though I eat meat now, I still think that it’s gross raw. I don’t think I’ll ever get over that!
Great recipe. Love the comment about pouring the broth in the dish but not on top of the chicken so as not to disturb the s+p. You would think that I would know something so simple as that, but nope. Thanks.
Also, on a different note – love that even though you have ads on your page, they are not blocking everything else. Thanks for that.
Thanks Geoffrey!
I agree, I can’t stand those, especially the one that is usually across the bottom of the page. And if you end up trying to click the x to get rid of it, you click the actual ad itself.
Yum! Such a great weeknight meal. Love the name! Sounds perfect paired with pasta.
Tara,
Thank you. Yes it’s great for a weeknight, super easy and quick! 🙂
This looks so delicious and I love that the total time is only 35 minutes!
Hi Emily,
Thank you! Yes, it is super easy and quick.
I am a serious fan of capers and I’m trying to eat healthy for 2017! Or at least for a bit anyway… this recipe looks fantastic and a great way to try that. I just bought some chicken today, so I think I’ll give it a go soon!
Rebecca! I’m trying to eat healthy as well this year too. I can’t wait to see how long I can hold it up. I have high hopes!
Piccata is one of my favorite chicken dishes. This looks delicious!