Caper Baked Chicken Recipes

CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together salt and flour in a small dish or plastic bag, then coat chicken and shake off excess. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Shake excess flour from chicken, then brown in hot oil until both sides are golden-brown, and the inside has turned white and firm, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken, and set aside in a warm place. Pour white wine into the skillet, and allow to boil as you dissolve the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon juice, and allow to come to a boil, cook for a few minutes until reduced by half.
• Sprinkle the cubed butter into the boiling sauce. Swirl and shake the pan vigorously to dissolve the butter, thus thickening the sauce. The butter must never come to rest, or the sauce will separate and become oily. Once the butter has completely incorporated, remove from heat and stir in capers.
• To serve, pour lemon-caper sauce over the chicken, and serve with a wedge of lemon.

CAPER BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Arrange chicken in oven-proof clay pot or medium baking dish. Coat with lemon juice, season with pepper.
• In small bowl, mix melted butter, steak sauce, 2 Tbs capers, and 2 Tbs caper liquid. Pour mixture over chicken.
• Cover and bake for 25 minutes until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Drizzle with remaining liquid in dish to serve.

BAKED CHICKEN WITH LIME,SCALLIONS, MUSHROOMS & CAPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Trim off any fat or membranes from the chicken.
• Pound thicker ends lightly to flatten to an even thickness.
• Dredge the chicken in flour; shake off excess.
• In a large non reactive skillet, melt 4 Tbs butter over moderately high heat.
• Add chicken and saute, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 mins per side.
• Remove to plate. Keep warm.
• Reduce the heat to low and add the scallions,garlic, mushrooms and capers.
• Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Increase heat to moderately high, add wine and boil, scraping up any browned bits, until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes ( If more liquid is needed add more white wine.).
• Spread half the sauce in a buttered baking dish just large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer.
• Add chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle on the lime juice.
• Cover with remaining sauce.
• Sprinkly on the lime zest, parsley and bread crumbs.
• Dot with remaining Tbs butter.
• Bake uncovered in the top third of the oven for 15 mins or until the juices run clear.
• Serve at once.

BAKED CAPRESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Pour 1/4 cup dressing into a small bowl.
• Arrange chicken breasts evenly in the center of a grill pan. Brush both sides of the chicken breasts with dressing; season with salt and pepper.
• Pour remaining 1/4 cup dressing into a mixing bowl. Add tomatoes and basil. Toss to coat evenly with the dressing.
• Spread the tomato mixture evenly around chicken in a single layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove pan from oven and top chicken with fresh mozzarella; return pan to oven.
• Continue baking until mozzarella cheese is golden brown and bubbly and chicken is fully cooked, about 10 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).