In this healthy dinner recipe, chicken thighs, Brussels sprouts, cherry tomatoes and packaged gnocchi are all roasted on the same sheet pan for a complete meal that couldn’t be easier to make. And though it’s simple, this dish gets tons of flavor from seasonings, including garlic, oregano and red-wine vinegar. It all adds up to a sheet-pan chicken dish that’s ready to go into heavy weeknight rotation in your house.
Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs with Brussels Sprouts & Gnocchi
Serves 4
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano, divided
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed and quartered
- 1 (16-ounce) package shelf-stable potato gnocchi
- 1 cup sliced red onion
- 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 F.
- Stir 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon oregano, half the garlic, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt together in a large bowl. Add Brussels sprouts, gnocchi and onion; toss to coat. Spread on a large rimmed baking sheet.
- Stir 1 tablespoon oil, the remaining 1 tablespoon oregano, the remaining garlic and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt in the large bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Nestle the chicken into the vegetable mixture. Roast for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and add the tomatoes; stir to combine. Continue roasting until the Brussels sprouts are tender and the chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes more. Stir vinegar and the remaining 1 tablespoon oil into the vegetable mixture.
Recipe nutrition per serving: 604 Calories, Total Fat: 24 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 154 mg, Carbohydrates: 61 g, Fiber: 7 g, Total Sugars: 5 g, Protein: 39 g, Sodium: 657 mg, Potassium: 914 mg, Iron: 4 mg, Folate: 90 mcg, Calcium: 97 mg, Vitamin A: 1224 IU, Vitamin C: 104 mg.
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