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.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword roasted chicken, roasted sweet potatoes
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 368kcal
Author Lisa Bass
Ingredients
4bone-in chicken thighs
1onioncut into wedges
2sweet potatoespeeled and cut into ½ inch chunks
1applediced
2tablespoonsolive oil
1teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
3tablespoonsmaple syrup
1tablespoonfresh 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.