Roasted Chicken Thighs with White Beans, Lemon, and Capers

Succulent chicken thighs roasted with creamy white beans, bright lemon slices, and briny capers create a flavorful one-pan meal. The dish combines classic Mediterranean flavors with Dijon mustard for a rich and satisfying dinner.

4 servings
50 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cans white beans
  • 2 tablespoons capers with brine
  • 8 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 8 pieces skin-on bone-in chicken thighs
  • 1 large lemon
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Position rack in upper third of oven and preheat to 425°F. Toss beans and capers in a 13x9" baking dish and spread out evenly on bottom of pan. Spread 1 tsp. mustard on skin of each chicken thigh and nestle, skin side up, into beans and capers. Arrange lemon slices under and around chicken and add enough water (about 1/3 cup) to come up sides of chicken by 1/2". Drizzle chicken with oil and season whole dish with salt and pepper.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Roast chicken, stirring and shaking dish halfway through, until skin is browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken registers 165°F, about 35 minutes. If chicken skin starts to burn, move pan to a lower rack to finish cooking.

    35 min

  3. 3.

    Transfer chicken, beans, lemon slices, and capers to a serving platter. Spoon some of the pan sauce around chicken and sprinkle with parsley.

    5 min