Herbed Chicken and Squash
A delicious roasted chicken dish featuring bone-in chicken breasts with butternut squash and cipollini onions, seasoned with fresh rosemary and finished with an apricot-mustard glaze.
Ingredients
- •4 piece bone-in, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 1/2 pounds)
- •2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary, divided, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
- •1 teaspoon salt, divided
- •½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- •1 pound peeled, seeded and cubed butternut squash
- •2 teaspoons canola or olive oil, divided
- •¾ pound cipollini or sweet onions, halved if large
- •3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, divided
- •1 spray Vegetable oil cooking spray
- •2 tablespoons apricot preserves
- •2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- •2 teaspoons chopped ginger
- •1 clove garlic
- •1 piece chopped
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Position rack in lower third of oven; heat oven to 400°F. Season chicken with 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. In a bowl, toss squash with 1 teaspoon oil. In a second bowl, toss onions with 2 teaspoons vinegar and remaining 1 teaspoon oil. Coat a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray. Place chicken on pan bone side up; spread squash and onion in a single layer around chicken; sprinkle vegetables with remaining 1 tbsp chopped rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; roast 15 minutes. In second bowl, combine preserves, mustard, ginger, garlic and remaining 1 teaspoon vinegar. Flip chicken and brush with apricot-mustard sauce; turn veggies; roast until chicken's internal temperature reaches 165°F, 10 to 15 minutes more. Divide chicken and veggies among 4 plates; garnish each with a sprig of rosemary.
30 min