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Mediterranean Baked Chicken Dinner Recipe
Mediterranean Baked Chicken Dinner – it is a midweek chicken dinner concept that’s a type of “throw all of it in a pan” recipes with excessive returns for minimal effort. With chicken, potatoes, onion and cherry tomatoes, you’ll love how every little thing sucks up the tasty lemon garlic sauce on this sheet pan dinner!
This can be a chicken sheet pan dinner that ticks loads of bins for midweek cooking:
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full meal – no must trouble with facet salads
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low effort prep – no finely chopping something, no fiddly assemble, simply throw all of it in a pan
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no want to observe over it – pop it within the oven, set the timer and stroll away;
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no connoisseur or exhausting to search out components – plus loads of substitutions
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IT’S TOTALLY DELICIOUS!!! The tasty Mediterranean sauce shouldn’t be solely very, very tasty in its personal proper, it additionally retains every little thing good and moist whereas it’s within the oven (you’ll love how juicy the chicken is).
I particularly love how the potatoes suck up the sauce as they bake. It jogs my memory of Greek Lemon Potatoes (however lots much less effort!).
Right here’s what you want for this one pan Mediterranean Baked Chicken Dinner:
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Chicken – thighs and drumsticks (bone in, pores and skin on = juicy flesh and golden pores and skin!)
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Lemons, numerous garlic, paprika and oregano – to make the tasty Mediterranean sauce;
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Honey and mustard – to thicken/sweeten/flavour the sauce;
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Potatoes, onion and cherry tomatoes
I’ve used onions, potatoes and cherry tomatoes right here however you possibly can actually use no matter greens you may have.
Zucchini, pumpkin, candy potato, corn cobs spring to thoughts as perfect substitutions. Rummage round in your fridge and see what you’ve bought!
Additionally, in there spirit of Mediterranean meals, I’ve used oregano and garlic right here. Attempt it with rosemary or thyme as a substitute, or give it a Center Japanese spin by including a contact of cumin and coriander!
Obscenely easy: combine Sauce, toss in chicken, non-compulsory marinade, toss all of it in a pan and bake.
OK, I skipped one step right here. 😇 I add cherry tomatoes partway by means of the bake time so that they don’t flip into unidentifiable mush. However in case you’re comfortable with extraordinarily squishy tomatoes, simply add them proper in initially!
And right here’s what you find yourself with on this one pan Mediterranean Chicken Dinner:
1. Very, very juicy chicken infused with Mediterranean flavours -the chicken isn’t submerged in sauce as a result of we would like the pores and skin to go good and golden. However the underside is partially within the sauce / steamed which retains it extremely juicy.
2. Juicy pops of cherry tomatoes and potatoes that suck up the lemon garlic sauce:
One other good factor about this chicken dinner is that marinating is non-compulsory. It positively provides flavour in case you can marinate in a single day as a result of then the chicken is flavoured all over.
Nonetheless, there may be loads of sauce on this recipe – sufficient to mop and dunk and douse each chew you are taking. So it’s advantageous to make even with out marinating! – Johnsat x
Ingredients
- 1kg / 2lb bone in, skin on chicken thighs and drumsticks (Note 1)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) lemon juice
- 6 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard (Optional – Note 2)
- 2 tbsp honey or 1 tbsp sugar (or maple or other sweetener)
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1.5 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp EACH salt and pepper
- 5 smallish potatoes (7.5cm/3" wide) , quartered (Note 3)
- 2 red onions , quartered
- 1 cup (250ml) chicken broth/stock , low sodium
- 250g/8oz cherry tomatoes (whole)
- 1/2 tsp EACH salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp Olive oil (or oil spray)
- Fresh oregano , for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Mix Marinade ingredients in a bowl, then add chicken and toss to coat. If time permits, marinate for 24 hours, otherwise proceed to next step.
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- Place potatoes and onion in baking pan, top with chicken. Pour over the chicken stock then marinade from the bowl.
- Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from oven.
- Scatter over cherry tomatoes, drizzle everything with 1 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for a further 30 – 35 minutes until chicken is golden and potatoes are cooked.
- Remove from oven, garnish with fresh oregano if using and serve!
Notes
1. Chicken – To make this with other cuts of chicken:
– Boneless skinless thigh fillets: Add the chicken into the pan 20 minutes into the baking time. If you leave it in for the whole time per the recipe, they will overcook.
– Chicken breast: not recommended, because there is a high risk of being dry and the cook time is very variable. However, it can be done – just add the chicken for the last 20 minutes of bake time.
2. The Dijon mustard adds another slight layer of flavour into the sauce and also thickens it. But the dish can be made without it.
3. Potato size – choose potatoes around 7.5cm/3″ wide, so once quartered they are the right size so they will cook through. If using large potatoes, cut into 3.5cm/1.3″ cubes
4. General notes:
Marinating – benefits from marinating but not critical. Sauce has so much flavour (and there’s lots of it) it compensates;
Pan size – ingredients should fit snugly. If they are too spaced out, too much of the liquid will evaporate while baking and you won’t end up with much sauce.
8. Potatoes – cut the potatoes to about 2.5 cm / 1″ cubes to ensure they cook through in time.
9. Nutrition per serving, assuming 4 servings (2 drumsticks per person).
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