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Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs

Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs

Full of flavor, these Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs are made into a sheet pan meal with potatoes and green beans, popular with everyone.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 574 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • large cookie sheet
  • spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 4 thighs chicken thighs bone-in skin-on approximately 2 pounds
  • 4 tablespoon ghee salted butter or olive oil for dairy-free
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or thyme or 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes cut into 1" cubes, about 4 cups
  • 1 pound green beans frozen or fresh, thawed

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425ºF. If your green beans aren't thawed, take them out now and let them sit at room temperature. They will need an extra 5 minutes or so cooking time.
  • Melt the ghee or butter over medium heat, then mix together with the garlic, rosemary, sea salt, and pepper.
  • Place the cubed potatoes onto a large cookie sheet (17"x12") then add the 4 chicken thighs.
  • Drizzle the chicken and potatoes with ¾ of the garlic butter sauce. Toss the potatoes around just to coat them. Then in a separate bowl, toss the thawed green beans together with the remaining garlic butter and set them aside.
  • Bake the chicken and potatoes until mostly done, about 25 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 450ºF.
  • With a spatula, scoot the potatoes and chicken together into the center to make room for the green beans. Add ½ of the green beans to one side of the baking sheet and the remaining half on the other side.
  • Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken is done in the center and the green beans are tender. The internal temperature should reach 170ºF on a thermometer. Serve immediately.

Notes

For a tasty dairy-free option, try bacon grease in place of the olive oil! Serve with lemon slices for squeezing over the top for a lemon garlic butter variation.

Nutrition

Serving: 1thighCalories: 574kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 28gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 180mgSodium: 707mgPotassium: 1029mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 928IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 3mg
Keyword chicken, Dinner Recipe, Easy Recipe, family friendly, garlic butter chicken thighs, sheet pan meal
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