Chicken-Thigh Piccata with Broccoli Rabe

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Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
4

For a winning weeknight chicken dinner, a briny piccata sauce made with lemon juice, capers, and butter is a perfect match for boneless, skinless chicken thighs. This deceptively simple recipe can be pulled together in under thirty minutes.

Directions

  1. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, tapping off excess. Heat a large skillet over high; swirl in 3 tablespoons oil. Add chicken; cook until golden brown and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Transfer to a plate.

  2. Add flour to skillet; cook 30 seconds. Add capers, then whisk in 3/4 cup broth until it comes to a boil. Whisk in lemon juice and butter. Return chicken to skillet; coat in sauce and simmer until thickened, about 30 seconds.

  3. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium. Add garlic and broccoli rabe; toss to coat. Add remaining 1/2 cup broth, cover, and simmer, still over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until broccoli rabe is tender, about 10 minutes. Serve chicken and sauce over broccoli rabe, with bread.

    chicken-thigh piccata with broccoli rabe
    Credit: Nico Schinco

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