Piccata Chicken Gratin

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lemon
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• nonstick cooking spray or oil
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 zest the lemon, mince 2 teaspoons and set aside.
• 2 juice the lemon and reserve 1 tablespoon.
• 3 put the chicken in a dish and sprinkle with garlic, rosemary, and thyme.
• 4 whisk together lemon juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil. pour over chicken, cover and marinate at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• 5 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 6 ligtly spray or oil a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• 7 place the chicken in the dish and pour the chicken broth around it.
• 8 sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 9 bake for 20 minutes.
• 10 while chicken is baking, combine bread crumbs, parsley, thyme, capers, and lemon zest. drizzle with olive oil and toss until the crumbs have absorbed the oil.
• 11 remove baking dish from oven.
• 12 drain broth into a small saucepan and save to use later.
• 13 spoon the topping evenly over the chicken and continue baking for 20 minutes or until just cooked through.
• 14 if topping needs more browning, place under hot broiler until browned.
• 15 boil the reserved broth until reduced to about 3 tablespoons.
• 16 transfer chicken to plates and drizzle a little of the reduced broth around it.
• 17 serve immediately and enjoy!