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One-Pan Chicken and Root Veggies

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These beautifully browned chicken thighs with flavorful vegetables is a simple meal that is comforting and delicious! It can be ready for a weeknight meal or a Sunday supper.

Ingredients

Food
Amt
Units
Prep
Notes
4 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on)
chicken thighs
4
bone-in, skin-on
1½ teaspoons salt, divided
salt
teaspoons
divided
½ teaspoon pepper
pepper
½
teaspoon
½ teaspoon thyme
thyme
½
teaspoon
1½ lbs baby potatoes, small ones, halved; large ones, quartered
baby potatoes
lbs
small ones, halved; large ones, quartered
1 bulb fennel, halved and sliced into wedges, reserve fronds
bulb fennel
1
halved and sliced into wedges, reserve fronds
2 parsnips, cut into 2 inch sticks
parsnips
2
cut into 2 inch sticks
2 carrots, cut into 2 inch sticks (medium size)
carrots
2
cut into 2 inch sticks
medium size
1 onion, cut into 1 inch wedges (large)
onion
1
cut into 1 inch wedges
large
6 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
garlic cloves
6
peeled and left whole
2 lemons
lemons
2

Method

  1. Place rack in upper third of the oven, preheat to 425 degrees
  2. Pat chicken thighs dry and season with ½ tsp salt
  3. Put chicken, skin side down on a cold cast iron skillet or another oven proof skillet and cook on the stove over medium heat. Cook until light brown (8-10 min), move around pan and continue cooking until deeply browned (4 more minutes)
  4. Set chicken aside on a separate dish, skin side up
  5. Add potatoes, fennel, parsnips, carrots, onion, garlic, and remaining seasonings to the skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until softened, about 10 minutes.
  6. Return chicken to pan, skin-side up, and put pan in the oven for the chicken to finish cooking through and veggies to soften, at least an additional 15 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven, set chicken thighs aside to cool. Squeeze juice of one lemon over veggies and stir. Top with fennel fronds. Cut remaining lemon into wedges for serving.
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
45 min
Yields/Serves:
4
Nutrition Information

Yum Ratings

😫😟😐😀😍 “I like the chicken and potatoes the best!” —Rose, age 8
😫😟😐😀😍 “The veggies are so flavorful!” —Marie, grown up