Lemon-caper chicken
Overview: make a paste of capers, cured lemon, thyme, garlic and salt, and roast chicken.
Servings Prep Time
6people 30minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Servings Prep Time
6people 30minutes
Cook Time
1hour
Ingredients
Chicken rub
  • 1T cured lemonCheck mediterranean stores
  • 1T capersUse the best capers you can find
  • 1T fresh thymeOr 1t dried
  • 6cloves garlicor 1t dried granules
Assembled dish
  • 6thighs chickenor equivalent other parts (rub with oil if using breasts)
  • 4med potatoesadd more if it doesn’t seem like enough for 6 people
  • 1med onion
  • 1can diced tomatoes
Instructions
  1. Grind the rub ingredients together using a mortar and pestle, a small food processor, or simply chop finely with a knife.
  2. Slice potatoes and onions and layer in a pan large enough to hold the chicken single-layer. Pour tomatoes over pan and place in 350 oven for 20 minutes to pre-heat.
  3. Rub chicken with mix. At twenty minutes, place on top of potato mix, skin down and bake for 30 minutes.
  4. At 50 minutes total cooking, check potatoes with a fork. If they are tender, or nearly tender use tongs to turn chicken over (skin up).
  5. If chicken is done (juice runs clear), turn temp up to 400 for ten minutes to brown skin, then allow to rest for ten minutes before serving.
  6. Season potatoes to taste, if necessary, or sprinkle with good parmesan or romano.
Recipe Notes

Other cuts may require different lengths of cooking. The potatoes will take between 40 minutes and an hour total (depending how thickly you cut them and layer them), so adjust accordingly.