
Today we will discuss the sheet pan lemon chicken with capers & potatoes. The total time to prepare the recipe is an hour. The ingredients for the following recipe are as follows potatoes, tomatoes, capers, lemon, olive oil, cumin, garlic, salt, chicken thighs, black pepper, and fresh basil.
s.no | Items | Type | Quantity |
1 | Potatoes | Waxy/yellow fins | 1 ½ pound |
2 | Cherry tomatoes | —– | 2 cups |
3 | Capers | —— | 3 tsp |
4 | Lemon | —– | 1 large |
5 | Olive oil | —— | 3 tsp |
6 | Garlic cloves | Chopped | 2 large |
7 | Salt | Kosher | As to taste |
8 | Chicken thighs | —– | 2 ½ pounds |
9 | Black pepper | —– | As to taste |
10 | Fresh basil | —– | 1/3 cups |
11 | Cumin | Ground | 1 tsp |
Steps to make the sheet pan lemon chicken
Step 1: Preheat the oven to about 400F. Slice the potatoes into rounds.
Step 2: Adding the ingredients
Now assemble the tomatoes, capers & potatoes on a baking sheet.
Step 3: Making lemon dressing & coat veggies
Take a small bowl and squeeze half of the lemon in it. Reserve the half lemon for later. Now add the cumin, salt, olive oil, and garlic and whisk. Coat the potatoes with this. The mix will with the hands. Assemble all the ingredients into a single layer.
Step 4: Season the Chicken
Take the chicken and season it with salt and black pepper on both sides.
Step 5: Assemble all the ingredients
Now add the chicken thighs to the baking sheet amongst the tomatoes and potatoes.
Step 6: Bake the chicken & vegetables
Bake it for about 35 to 40 minutes. in the meanwhile brush the chicken with pan juice. The recipe is done when the potatoes turn brown & the chicken is tender.
Step 7: Garnish & serve
Scatter the basil and add the remaining lemon wedges to the baking sheet & serve.