Chicken with Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Yield: 4servings
Prep Time: 20 minutesmins
Cook Time: 35 minutesmins
Total Time: 55 minutesmins
This chicken with brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes is an easy way to enjoy all the flavors of fall in one dish! Crispy chicken is nestled into a bed of tender veggies with bacon and pecans. It all gets roasted in the oven for a simple and nourishing seasonal meal that's ready in under an hour!
Ingredients
4slicesbacon, chopped
1largeonion, chopped
4bone-in chicken thighs
1 ½teaspoonssea salt, divided
½teaspoonblack pepper, divided
A generous pinch of cayenne
1mediumsweet potato, about 1 lb, diced
½lbbrussels sprout, halved or quartered, depending on size
1apple, cored and chopped
½cuptoasted pecans, chopped - see notes
Instructions
Turn your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the fat releases. Add the onion to the pan and continue to cook until the onion is soft and the bacon starts to crisp.
4 slices bacon, 1 large onion
While the bacon and onions are cooking, prepare the sweet potato, brussels sprouts, apple, and pecans and add them to a casserole dish. Season with 1 teaspoon of sea salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, and the cayenne. When the bacon and onions are finished cooking, add them to the casserole and mix everything.
1 medium sweet potato, ½ lb brussels sprout, 1 apple, ½ cup toasted pecans, A generous pinch of cayenne
Add the chicken, skin side up, to the pan you used to cook the bacon. (Don't remove the fat from the pan.) Sprinkle the chicken skin with the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper. After 5 mins, flip the chicken over and cook until the skin is brown and crispy.
4 bone-in chicken thighs
Pour 1 tablespoon of the oil from the pan over the veggies in the casserole dish and mix. Place the chicken on top of the veggies and roast in the oven for 35 minutes.
Notes
If your pecans are not toasted, put them on a baking sheet in your oven while it is warming up. They will take 5-6 minutes at temperature to toast, a little longer if the oven is still heating.