The Best Sheet Pan Chicken Piccata | The Defined Dish

chicken breasts

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Thighs are often more affordable and juicier.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be cheaper in bulk.

Preheat oven to 450℉.

On a large sheet pan, place all chicken parts and use a paper towel to pat chicken until dry. Drizzle olive oil over chicken then sprinkle with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Toss and rub until the chicken is evenly coated.

Spread chicken into a single layer on the pan and nestle in the sliced lemons. Pour white wine vinegar and chicken broth over and around the chicken pieces.

Transfer sheet pan to the oven on the middle rack and roast until chicken is golden brown; about 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and add garlic, capers, and parsley.

Using tongs, carefully toss all ingredients then add back into the oven until the garlic is fragrant and the chicken is cooked through, 5 to 10 more minutes (being careful not to burn).

Remove from oven and transfer chicken onto a serving platter, pour pan juices all over the chicken. Serve and enjoy!

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