Roast Chicken & Sweet Potatoes
Caramelized sweet potatoes and red onion are the bed for chicken thighs that cook up fast in a very hot oven—perfect for a quick healthy chicken dinner. Serve with a fall salad of mixed greens, sliced apples and blue cheese.
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
15 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
- 2tablespoons whole-grain or Dijon mustard
- 2tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried
- 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1/2teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2teaspoon ground pepper, divided
- 1 1/2pounds bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
- 2medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1large red onion, cut into 1-inch wedges
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (recipe makes 4 servings)
Calories | 408.22kcal |
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Carbohydrate Total | 33.54g |
Total Sugars | 11.74g |
Added Sugars | 0g |
Fiber | 5.23g |
Total Fat | 17.43g |
Saturated Fat | 3.66g |
Mono Saturated Fat | 8.94g |
Cholesterol | 0.2mg |
Sodium | 554.27mg |
Protein | 26.89g |
Potassium | 636.44mg |
Calcium | 74.67mg |
Chromium | 0.05mcg |
Folate | 31.95mcg |
Iron | 2.8mg |
Magnesium | 56.53mg |
Omega-6 | 3g |
Trans Fatty Acid | 0.02g |
Vitamin A | 22430.67IU |
Vitamin D | 4.78IU |
Vitamin B12 | 2.16mcg |
Vitamin C | 26.36mg |
Vitamin E | 4mg |
Zinc | 2.92mg |
Phosphorus | 214.29mg |
Vitamin B3 | 7.8mg |
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