Maple Roasted Chicken With Sweet Potatoes And Apples

Maple roasted chicken begins with seared chicken thighs, apples, onions, and sweet potatoes tossed in maple syrup and olive oil, and it’s all baked together until tender. It’s a healthy, cozy, family dinner for fall.

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This is the best time of the year. The end of summer is fast approaching, but the garden is still in full production mode while the fall produce is starting to ripen. 

The sweet potatoes are dug up, the apples picked one by one from the trees. New recipes are always in the works. The sweet fruits of summer are swapped with tastes of fall, like squash, apples, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes.

I love to come up with new ways to use these delicious fall delicacies, and this maple roasted chicken with sweet potatoes and apples was absolutely delightful.

Seared chicken is roasted with maple-coated apples and sweet potatoes, then baked in the oven until tender. This makes such a pleasing meal. It’s perfect for Sunday lunch or dinner. It’s filling, with a lovely balance of sweetness.

Adding apples to savory dishes (like in this new recipe for sausage and apple stuffed acorn squash) may be my new favorite thing. It adds a wonderful, natural sweetness without being too overpowering. 

Plus, apples are in season, so we will be adding them to just about everything. Apple butter, apple pie, sourdough apple pie, French toast casserole, and of course, apple sauce.

Tips For Making Maple Roasted Chicken

• Bone-in chicken thighs have so much more flavor than chicken breast. You can substitute chicken breasts, though, if you prefer them or simply can’t find thighs.
• Add fresh herbs for a burst of flavor. Thyme is my favorite, and rosemary would also be delicious.
• Don’t skip the browning of the chicken skin. It adds so much flavor, and the skin is super crispy.
• If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you could use an oven-safe skillet or brown the chicken in a skillet and transfer it to an oven-safe baking dish.

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Tools:

Cast iron skillet

Cutting board

Knife

Large bowl

How To Make Maple Roasted Chicken With Sweet Potatoes And Apples

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Heat a large, cast iron skillet over medium/high heat on the stovetop for a few minutes. 

Add one tablespoon of olive oil to the hot skillet and place chicken thighs, skin side down, for a few minutes to make the skin crispy. Usually, the skin will stick to the pan until it’s browned enough and then it “releases” itself. So if it is still sticking, it may not be ready to flip yet.

While the chicken is browning, dice sweet potatoes, onions, and apples.

Combine remaining one tablespoon of olive oil, salt, pepper, and maple syrup. Toss the sweet potatoes, apples, and onions in the oil and maple syrup mixture.

Flip chicken thighs skin side up and arrange sweet potatoes, apples, and onions around the chicken in the cast iron skillet.

Sprinkle the thyme over top.

Bake for one hour, or until chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Potatoes and apples should be fork tender.

Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving. Serve with some sourdough rolls or a French bread.

Find More Delicious Chicken Dinner Ideas:

• Easy Orange Chicken – From Scratch
• Homemade Creamy Chicken And Gnocchi Soup
• Creamy Chicken And Mushroom Pasta
• Chicken Marsala Soup
• One Skillet Creamy Peach Chicken
• Sourdough Oven-Fried Chicken

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Maple Roasted Chicken With Sweet Potatoes And Apples

Maple roasted chicken begins with seared chicken thighs, apples, onions, and sweet potatoes tossed in maple syrup and olive oil, and it's all baked together until tender.

4.52 from 126 votes

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Author: Lisa Bass

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Ingredients

• ▢ 4 bone-in chicken thighs
• ▢ 1 onion cut into wedges
• ▢ 2 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into ½ inch chunks
• ▢ 1 apple diced
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  
  Heat a large, cast iron skillet over medium/high heat on the stovetop for a few minutes.
  
  Add one tablespoon of olive oil to the hot skillet and place chicken thighs, skin side down, for a few minutes to make the skin crispy.
  
  While the chicken is browning, dice sweet potatoes, onions, and apples.
  
  Combine remaining one tablespoon of olive oil, salt, pepper, and maple syrup.
• Toss the sweet potatoes, apples, and onions in the oil and maple syrup mixture.
  
  Flip chicken thighs skin side up and arrange sweet potatoes, apples, and onions around the chicken in the cast iron skillet.
  
  Sprinkle the thyme over top.
  
  Bake for one hour, or until chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Potatoes and apples should be fork tender.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

Notes

• Usually, the skin will stick to the pan until it’s browned enough and then it “releases” itself. So if it is still sticking, it may not be ready to flip yet.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 602mg | Potassium: 540mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 10835IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg

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