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Oven-Baked Chicken Thighs with capers, lemon, and garlic! This baked chicken piccata takes about 40 minutes to make (most of which is idle baking time) and is a very flavorful weeknight dinner. Gluten-free and low-carb recipe!
Gluten-free and low-carb recipe
- The ingredients include butter and chicken thighs - both have high fat, low sugar content.
- Chicken piccata contains foods that are high in protein and low in carb, such as chicken bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs.
- There is no flour, no grains, nothing with gluten in this recipe. Gluten-free recipe.
Ingredients for baked chicken piccata
- bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- butter
- garlic
- lemon
- capers
- reduced-sodium chicken broth
- salt
- ground black pepper
- green onions
How to bake chicken piccata
This chicken recipe is so delicious and unbelievably easy to make! Just brush the chicken thighs with butter (to ensure crispy skin); arrange the chicken in the baking pan; add sliced lemons, capers, garlic, and chicken broth; and bake for 30 minutes. So easy!
This gluten-free chicken piccata comes out juicy and flavorful every time!
Other Chicken Recipes
- Low-carb, gluten-free chicken bake with Cheddar cheese: Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken
- Chicken breasts are smothered with creamed spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and bacon, and then baked in the oven: Chicken Smothered with Bacon and Creamed Spinach
- Here is another low-carb and gluten-free chicken breast recipe with Mozzarella cheese: Basil Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Bake
Oven-Baked Chicken Piccata
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs bone-in skin-on
- 3 tablespoons butter , melted
- 4 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 lemon , thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons capers
- ½ cup chicken broth reduced-sodium
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 green onions , cleaned and finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Brush chicken thighs thoroughly with melted butter. Arrange chicken in a medium-size baking pan.
- Sprinkle minced garlic over and around the chicken thighs.
- Add lemon slices and capers around the chicken thighs.
- Add chicken broth to the bottom of the baking pan, without pouring it over the chicken thighs (chicken thighs should only have butter brushed over them - to make the skin crispy). Sprinkle salt and pepper on top.
- Bake the chicken until completely cooked through and the skin on top is golden brown and crispy, for about 30 minutes. Internal temperature should register 175 degrees F.
- To serve, spoon caper mixture over chicken. Sprinkle with finely chopped green onions.
Notes
Nutrition
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Can i also use bone in chicken breasts? I’m thinking of doing both breasts and thighs. Or even boneless thighs and breasts, or would that be too dry?
You can use bone-in chicken breasts and maybe adjust the cooking times somewhat. You can also use boneless thighs and breasts - and those will definitely cook faster than bone-in ones.
Your recipes always look so delicious yet there are few that I can try at home. Please offer dairy free options.
Sounds good! I do try to offer dairy-free options on all my newer recipes. My older recipes probably need updating in that regard.
Can you adapt this to make with chicken breasts?
Made this yesterday. Delicious! We did not vary at all from Julia's recipe. As a side, we had fresh green beans and roasted red potatoes.
Aw, thank you, Kevin, for trusting my recipe! ❤️
Easy prep! I love that this recipe uses bone-in chicken thighs as a switch up from most recipes that use chicken breasts. Nice flavor with sauce that makes itself right in the baking dish!
Thank you, Sue, for your review! So glad you tried this recipe and enjoyed bone-in chicken thighs with the caper sauce! 🙂
Do you have to use thighs with skin and bone in? I am seeing boneless skinless thighs in the grocery store. Haven't made these yet but have loved every recipe of yours I have tried and some have become regulars in my menu rotation.
Peggy, you can definitely use skinless boneless chicken thighs. They will probably cook faster than 40 minutes, so I would check them after 25 minutes of cooking.
And, I am so glad you love my recipes ! ❤️
Thanks for the reply, Julia. I had the same question. I will make this recipe for dinner tonight with skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
I hope you love this recipe, Anita! 🙂
Sounds delicious. I was wondering. I plan to prepare enough for 8 servings. Would you suggest increasing the baking time??
I look forward to your suggestion.
Thank you
Nanette
Nanette, if your oven is big enough to accommodate 8 servings, you probably don't even have to adjust the baking time.
Very tasty! I put most of the lemon slices in the bottom of the pan, which elevated the thighs and exposed a little more of the skin. I also scattered some of the capers on top of the thighs so there were crispy capers mixed in with the ones that simmered in the sauce. I didn't have any scallions but will try that next time -- I used finely chopped parsley instead.
I would like the sauce to be a little thicker. Would you recommend removing the chicken thighs when they are done and reducing the sauce on the stove (I used a cast iron skillet instead of a baking dish)? Or would you thicken it with a cornstarch slurry? Thanks for a great recipe.
Marion, thank you for such thoughtful and detailed feedback - I really appreciate it! 🙂 Love your idea of putting lemon slices primarily under the chicken thighs to elevate them!
If you'd like to thicken the sauce, I would remove the chicken thighs when they are done, and thicken the sauce with the cornstarch slurry just like you suggested. You might have to add more chicken broth or even some white wine at this point.
Hi Julia , I just wanted to thank you for the recipe and tell you how yummy it really was !! Oh my goodness so good !!! Lol I used the chicken thighs which is perfect cause they are nice and juicy not dry when compared to breast in oven . Great choice by the way just sayin on your part .. I put the butter but I also added rosemary garlic spice to the chicken just sprinkle. Also I didn’t have lemon slices so I just put some lemon juice other then that followed recipe to the end . Thank again for this yummy goodness and be safe !!! Have a great day !!!!
Do you cover the pan or leave it uncovered ?? Looks amazing. Thanks!
So delicious! A new favorite!
Thank you, Nancy! I am glad you liked it!
Can this be prepped the night before? Can you have the chicken maranating in the piccata sauce night before cooking?
Can this cooked in advance? Also is it still very delicious when served st room temperature?
Yes, you can make this a day ahead and then reheat it in the oven or in the microwave. I prefer to serve this hot or warm.
I've made this twice already. I double the sauce and serve over noodles or rice. It is really good! I love capers! Thanks for the awesome recipe.
Thank you! I am so glad you liked the recipe! 🙂