All the comfort and health of a roasted chicken supper with half the work and time!
Winner, winner, sheet pan dinner!
I’ve become a bit obsessed with easy sheet pan cooking. So far I have shared Sheet Pan Fajitas, Crispy Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner and Chocolate Cherry Sheet Pan Cake.
I threw in parsnips, carrots and sweet potatoes, keeping the flavors simple. I like the taste of simple roasted chicken and veggies. I used a bit of olive oil, generous amounts of salt and pepper and tossed in a little lemon and rosemary because I had some hanging around. You could change this up with red or white potatoes, brussel sprouts and most any other firm potato or vegetable. You could also switch up the thighs for legs or both. TIP- If using breast meat, best to buy bone in to keep it from drying out.
I used parchment but foil works just as well, keeping the clean up easy! Next up…Easy One Skillet Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy. Yum!
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Sheet Pan Roast Chicken Dinner
Ingredients
- 6-8 in bone chicken thighs. Skin on and trimmed.
- 2 cups parsnips diced
- 2 cups carrots diced
- 2 cups sweet potatoes diced
- 1/4 cup olive oil plus two tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 lemon - half juiced and half sliced
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees
- Line a large sheet pan,with foil or parchment paper. (use the kind with an edge, not a cookie sheet)
- In separate bowl, toss chopped veggies with olive oil, rosemary, lemon juice of half lemon, salt and pepper.
- Pour onto prepared sheet pan.
- Nestle chicken thighs and lemon slices on top of veggies.
- Brush thighs with olive oil and sprinkle with additional salt and pepper
- Roast in oven for 40-50 minutes or until meat thermometer read 165 degrees and veggies are slightly brown.
Nutrition
Susan says
Hi! Found this recipe in a Google search for chicken thighs recipe. I’m making it now. With one difference–using lemon juice on chichen only. This very similar ingredients to a soup I started to make in crockpot a couple years ago just made it taste really like the combination of root veggies. Started making it with ground beef, then only had ground chicken so I adapted the spice and made it. Made it last weekend with sweet potatoes cut into noodles. Really good. I’m getting this ready now. Can’t wait to eat it. Thanks for sharing the tecipe.
Gin says
I love this recipe!!
Anne Marie Healy says
You’re literally saving our lives right now. We started Whole30 about 9 days ago, and we’re starving!
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Anne! My daughter/partner Rachel is doing the Whole30 too! So glad you like the recipe. Make sure and check them all out…we got tons! Good luck, it’s a lot of work but you will feel like a million bucks!
Kathi @ LaughingSpatula.com says
Hi Ann! Rachel here- saw your note, thanks so much! I started Whole30 and got a bad bought of the stomach flu- argh!! Threw me off my diet from all the gatorade I had to drink. Anywho- hang in there, it will make your feel great! Eat lots of eggs to feel full 🙂
Pat says
Whoa…..thais a great looking dinner! All in one pan easy serving and easy clean-up. I have got to get with the program here and start some sheet pan cooking. Thanks for sharing this! 🙂