Sheet-Pan Honey-Garlic Chicken and Butternut Squash

Name: Sheet-Pan Honey-Garlic Chicken and Butternut Squash
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons honey; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 2 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces (4 cups); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper; 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (1 1/2 lb)

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Sheet-Pan Honey-Garlic Chicken and Butternut Squash

Prep 20 min
Total 50 min
Servings 4

This sheet-pan chicken dinner is for all of you sweet-and-savory fans out there. Red pepper flakes, garlic and honey come together to create a chicken dinner that has a touch of sweetness and a hint of spice to it. It’s bold but not over the top, which is exactly how we like it. MORE+ LESS-

By Tablespoon Kitchens

Updated April 4, 2019

Ingredients

tablespoons honey

tablespoon lemon juice

cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2

teaspoon red pepper flakes

lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces (4 cups)

tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2

teaspoons salt

1/4

teaspoon ground pepper

bone-in skin-on chicken thighs (1 1/2 lb)

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 18x13-inch rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray.
2

In small bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of the honey, the lemon juice, garlic and pepper flakes.
3

In medium bowl, mix squash, oil, 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and 3 tablespoons of the honey mixture. Toss to coat. Add squash mixture to pan.
4

Season chicken with remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Add chicken to pan of squash; brush with 1 tablespoon of the honey mixture. Roast 15 minutes. Brush chicken with remaining 1 tablespoon honey mixture; return to oven 10 to 15 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F) and squash is lightly starting to turn brown and is just tender. Remove from oven; drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon honey over chicken, and serve.

Expert Tips

Always read labels to make sure each recipe ingredient is gluten free. Products and ingredient sources can change.
Chopped parsley makes a lovely garnish for this dish.
To save time, look for precut butternut squash in most grocery store produce sections.