Sheet Pan Lemon Thyme Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans

Sheet Pan Lemon Thyme Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans is all the comforts of a roasted chicken dinner made in one pan in a fraction of the time!

We’ve got some major comfort food up in here today!  If I sound happy about it, it’s because I am.  I’m not dreading the end of summer any longer and have my sights set on soups, chili, and all things comfort food.

You saw the Slow Cooker Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes that I posted on Monday didn’t you?

Yaaasss….major comfort food.

One of my favorite forms of comfort food is roasted chicken.  I love making it for Sunday dinner with the aforementioned mashed potatoes and it’s the perfect soul warming dinner.  The men in my house get their meat and potatoes which makes them perfectly content.

This Sheet Pan Lemon Thyme Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans has everything a good roast chicken Sunday dinner has minus the effort.

And minus the dishes!

Normally I don’t use chicken thighs but for whatever reason I grabbed some at the store and decided to use them in a sheet pan meal instead of salmon or chicken breast.

I purchased skin-on chicken because the men in my house love it and it keeps the chicken nice and juicy.  That chicken skin created some amazing pan drippings that the potatoes and green beans were coated in and I swear it tasted just as good as the Sunday dinners that I slave over.

Suffice it to say, nobody in my house turned up their nose at dinner that night.

I’m over the moon about this meal, and love that I can customize it with whatever is in season.  Sweet potatoes, butternut squash, broccoli…you name it!

Sheet Pan Lemon Thyme Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans is the easiest way to get your comfort food fix during the week.  With only one pan to wash!

This is how you win at dinner time.

Sheet Pan Lemon Thyme Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 50 minutes

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 35-40 minutes

Sheet Pan Lemon Thyme Chicken, Potatoes and Green Beans is all the comforts of a roasted chicken dinner made in one pan in a fraction of the time!

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Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon plus half a lemon sliced
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1 1/2 lbs. bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
• 1 lb. baby potatoes, halved
• 8-10 ounces green beans, trimmed and halved

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place the oil, lemon juice, garlic and thyme in a bowl and whisk to combine.
3. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper to taste. Place the chicken on a large rimmed baking sheet and toss with half of the olive oil mixture, making sure to coat the meat under the skin as well.  Place a lemon slice under the skin of each thigh along with an additional sprig of thyme if desired.
4. Toss the potatoes and green beans in the remaining olive oil mixture, seasoning generously with salt and pepper.  Spread in an even layer on the rimmed baking sheet with the chicken.
5. Roast for 35-40 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees.  Cool slightly, serve, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes:

• Nutrition information was calculated using My Fitness Pal and is meant to be an estimate only.  The numbers will change based on different brands used and substitutions.   This information does not include added salt.
• You may marinate the chicken in the olive oil mixture for a few hours or overnight for even more flavor.  Simply the toss the potatoes and green beans in the remaining marinade and toss everything onto the sheet pan and roast!
• To reduce fat, use skinless chicken thighs.

 

Recipe source:  Flavor the Moments

// All images and text ©Flavor the Moments.

Nutrition Information

Yield: 4 servings, Serving Size: 1/4

• Amount Per Serving:
• Calories: 429
• Total Fat: 21g
• Saturated Fat: 2g
• Cholesterol: 138mg
• Sodium: 150mg
• Carbohydrates: 27g
• Fiber: 6g
• Sugar: 3g
• Protein: 42g