Roast Chicken & Sweet Potatoes

By Addie

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.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons whole-grain or Dijon mustard
• 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
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 large red onion, cut into 1-inch wedges

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from eatingwell.com

Preparation

Step 1

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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REVIEWS:

This is very easy to prepare and has a great fall taste. I could eat it weekly.

Sounded great, tasted even better! I couldn't wait to try this because the recipe sounded so good. Trying to cut carbs, we're recent fans of sweet potatoes. This turned out to be sooo tasty, and easy to make too. The sweetness compliments the thyme and onion so well. Next time I might start cooking the potatoes earlier to make them a bit crispier. It was just as good the second day as leftovers for lunch.

I ended up using delicata squash instead of sweet potatoes just because that was all I had in the house. I served it for a guest and immediately they were asking for the recipe. It's a keeper!

Loved it! I added regular potatoes to it too!

Very easy recipe and a delicious meal!