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This Roasted Chicken Thighs recipe with Maple Sweet Potatoes and apple recipe will blow your mind! The best part? An EASY one-pan meal that’s loaded with fall flavors and perfect for easy cleanup. Makes for a great weeknight dinner that everyone will enjoy.
This roasted chicken thigh recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner that can be enjoyed all year round. It cooks all in one sheet pan for easy cleanup afterward. A quick and easy way to get dinner on the table all in one go. The chicken thighs come to our crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. This easy chicken dinner recipe will be a winner. Serve with a side of rice or quinoa.
Why you will love this oven-roasted chicken thighs recipe
- Packed with flavor: You will love the fall flavors packed in this chicken thighs recipe. The addition of maple glazed apples and sweet potatoes creates a perfect sweet and tangy flavor to the meal.
- Easy weeknight dinner: This chicken thighs recipe is really easy to put together. The oven will do all the work for you with minimal prep time.
- Healthy and simple: a healthy chicken recipe that the whole family will love. Made all in one pan for a hassle-free simple dinner.
Ingredients you will need
- Bone-in skin-on chicken thighs: you can make as many chicken thighs as needed. For a healthier option, you may swap the chicken thighs for chicken breasts.
- Cooking spray: Any kind of low-calorie cooking spray works
- Olive oil: or any oil of choice like avocado oil.
- Maple syrup: if you prefer to use honey or agave that’s fine.
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Sweet potatoes: peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces. You can swap this with carrots if you like.
- Apples cored and cut into wedges
- Chopped parsley: gives added flavor but can be skipped.
How to make this oven-roasted chicken thighs recipe
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with foil and coat the foil with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl whisk together the maple syrup, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the sweet potatoes and apples on the sheet pan and drizzle with the maple syrup mixture; toss to coat.
- Add the chicken to the pan and season it generously with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is done and potatoes have started to caramelize.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Frequently asked questions
It’s best to cook the chicken covered at first so that the juices cook with the chicken and make it much juicier and more flavorful. I didn’t cover this one-sheet pan meal but you could if you choose to for the first 20 minutes and then uncover for the liquids to cook through and start roasting to a crispy consistency.
If baking chicken thighs with bone at 350-400 F, it should take about 35-45 minutes, and check occasionally after about 30 minutes to see if it’s cooked through. Use a digital thermometer if you have one to see if the chicken is cooked thoroughly at an internal temperature of 165 F
To check the doneness of chicken thighs, it is best to use a food thermometer until it reaches an internal temperature of 175 degrees F.
Yes. This is actually true. The longer you cook chicken thighs and chicken drumsticks the more tender they get so do not worry about overcooking. This is the opposite for chicken breasts which get dry and rubbery the longer you cook them.
More chicken recipes to try
- Chicken and Pasta Recipe
- Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
- Easy Chicken Milanese
- Balsamic and Pesto Grilled Chicken
- Taco Stuffed Chicken Breast
- Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs in the Oven
- Baked BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
- Air Fried Buffalo Chicken Wings
Recipe notes and tips
- Use any other veggies of your choice like carrots and pears, or cauliflower and zucchini.
- You may use boneless chicken thighs or chicken breasts if you don’t like bone-in thighs.
- Line up the sheet pan with foil or parchment paper for even easier cleanup.
- If you do not have maple syrup you can use honey.
- Do not worry about overcooking the chicken. Chicken thighs will get even more tender the longer you cook them.
- No need to cover the chicken thighs in the oven. You can roast them uncovered until they get crispy and tender.
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Roasted Chicken Thighs with Maple Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 Bone-in skin on chicken thighs or breasts
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Maple syrup, or honey
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 Sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 Apples, cored and cut into wedges
- 2 tablespoons Chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with foil and coat the foil with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl whisk together the maple syrup, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the sweet potatoes and apples on the sheet pan and drizzle with the maple syrup mixture; toss to coat.
- Add the chicken to the pan and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is done and potatoes have started to caramelize.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use any other veggies of your choice like carrots and pears, or cauliflower and zucchini.
- You may use boneless chicken thighs or chicken breasts if you don’t like bone-in thighs.
- Line up the sheet pan with foil or parchment paper for even easier cleanup.
- If you do not have maple syrup you can use honey.
- Do not worry about overcooking the chicken. Chicken thighs will get even more tender the longer you cook them.
- No need to cover the chicken thighs in the oven. You can roast them uncovered until they get crispy and tender.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
