Pan Roasted Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Caper Sauce

15
Ingredients

15m
Prep Time

50m
Cook Time

1h 5m
Ready In

Recipe: #12991

July 04, 2014

Categories: Chicken, Lemon, Sunday Dinner, Oven Roast, No Eggs, Bone-in Pieces, Chicken Dinner, more

recipe by:
dianegrapegrower

"From Cook's Illustrated. Very much like Chicken Piccata, but moister, with less hands-on time required. But also not as quick - the choice is yours. (I must warn you that the skillet handle is HOT when removed from the oven. Despite repeated reminders to myself, I still grabbed it while making the sauce.)"

Original is 4 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (400.9 g)
Calories 647
Total Fat - 20.9 g
Saturated Fat - 6.1 g
Cholesterol - 299.6 mg
Sodium - 814.1 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 1.9 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
Sugars - 0.7 g
Protein - 106 g
Calcium - 56.7 mg
Iron - 3.7 mg
Vitamin C - 1.1 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step 1

Adjust an oven rack to the lowest position and heat the oven to 450°F Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a 12" oven-safe skilled over medium-high heat until just smoking. Carefully lay the chicken breasts skin-side down in the skillet and cook until well browned, 6-8 minutes. Turn the chicken breasts and continue to brown lightly on the second side, about 3 minutes.

Step 2

Turn the chicken beasts skin-side down and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast until the thickest part of the breasts registers 160F on an instant read thermometer - about 15-20 minutes.

Step 3

Remove the skillet from the oven (warning: The handles are HOT!). Transfer the chicken breasts to a plate, tent loosely with foil, and let rest while making the sauce.

Step 4

Sauce: Being careful of the hot pan handle, add the oil to the skillet and return to medium heat until shimmering. Add the shallot and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 30 minutes. Stir in the broth, scraping up any browned bits. Bring to a simmer and cook 2-3 minutes to reduce slightly.