Herb Chicken Thighs with Roasted Vegetables
From The Kitchen · Sheet Pan Suppers · one pan, hands-off
This is the blueprint, the one you make without a recipe once you’ve done it twice. Dense vegetables in with the chicken, quick ones for the back half, whatever the season is giving you.
- Protein
- Bone-in chicken thighs
- Vegetables
- Whatever’s in season
- Seasoning
- Garlic, herbes de Provence, lemon
- Oven
- 425°F
Scaled from the original recipe, sizing up or down is proportional, so taste and adjust the salt, acid & spice.
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 bell peppers, cut into chunks
- 1 zucchini, cut into half-moons
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 2 carrots, cut into coins
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp herbes de Provence
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper
I keep a generous hand with the olive oil, especially on the vegetables, where it helps them roast up golden rather than steam. The amounts here are a starting point; pour to your taste.
Method
- Heat the oven to 425°F and line a sheet pan with parchment.
- Toss the carrots, onion and peppers with 2 tbsp olive oil, half the garlic, salt and pepper. Spread out on the pan.
- Rub the chicken with the remaining oil, garlic, herbes de Provence, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and nestle it skin-side up. Roast 25 minutes.
- Add the zucchini and roast 15 more minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F and the vegetables are tender and charred at the edges.
Gina’s tip
“Whatever’s in season” is the spirit, swap in fennel, squash or green beans. Keep dense vegetables in first, quick ones for the back half.
Cook once, eat twice
This keeps and reheats beautifully, make a pan tonight and tomorrow’s lunch is handled. Warm a scoop of brown rice, farro or quinoa in the center of the pan to stretch it into a fuller meal.
Storage: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Learn this one by heart and you’ll never stare into the fridge again. It bends to whatever’s there.
One pan, one dinner, almost no dishes. Enjoy your evening.
Gina