Roast Chicken & Sweet Potatoes (A sheet pan recipe)
Made for us by autumn! very versatile - also had brocollini. can play with the veggies and the sauce.
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard, or whole-grain
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme, or 2 teaspoons dried 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided 1 1/2-2 pounds bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 large red onion, cut into 1-inch wedges |
Position rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 450°F. Place a large rimmed baking sheet in the oven to preheat.
Combine mustard, thyme, 1 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl; spread the mixture evenly on chicken. Toss sweet potatoes and onion in a bowl with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Carefully remove the baking sheet from the oven and spread the vegetables on it. Place the chicken on top of the vegetables. Return the pan to the oven and roast, stirring the vegetables once halfway through, until the vegetables are tender and beginning to brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into a chicken thigh registers 165°F, 30 to 35 minutes. |
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Other riffs on this theme:
Other riffs on this theme:
- From SK Everyday p. 174: marinate chicken in oil, 1 tbsp smoked paprika, several cloves minced garlic, 1.5 tsp kosher salt. Toss Yukon gold potatoes and cauliflower with oil, fresh thyme and salt and pepper.