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Sheet-Pan Honey-Garlic Chicken and Butternut Squash

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by: Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Apr 4, 2019
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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.

Sheet-Pan Honey-Garlic Chicken and Butternut Squash

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 9
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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)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 18x13-inch rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of the honey, the lemon juice, garlic and pepper flakes.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

500 Calories
20g Total Fat
37g Protein
44g Total Carbohydrate
26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
30%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
24%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
170mg
57%
Sodium
1030mg
43%
Potassium
880mg
25%
Total Carbohydrate
44g
15%
Dietary Fiber
6g
26%
Sugars
26g
Protein
37g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
440%
440%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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