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Lemon Garlic Sheet-Pan Chicken

A simple sheet-pan chicken dinner with tender chicken thighs, baby potatoes, green beans, lemon, and garlic. It is family-friendly, bright, savory, and easy enough for a weeknight.

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Ingredients and instructions

Servings
4
Total time
42 min
Prep
12 min
Cook
30 min

Ingredients

  • 1.5 Pound boneless skinless chicken thighs - 1 1/2 (lb), patted dry
  • 1 Pound baby yellow potatoes, halved - 1 (lb), halved
  • 12 Ounce green beans, trimmed - 12 (oz), trimmed
  • 1 Each large lemon, zested and juiced - 1 (count), zested and juiced
  • 4 Count garlic cloves, minced - 4 (cloves), minced
  • 3 Tablespoon olive oil - 3 (tbsp)
  • 1 Teaspoon dried oregano - 1 (tsp)
  • 1.25 Teaspoon kosher salt - 1 1/4 (tsp)
  • 0.5 Teaspoon black pepper - 1/2 (tsp)

Instructions

  1. Preheat and prep

    1. *Preheat the oven to 425°F*. Halve the potatoes, trim the green beans, mince the garlic, zest and juice the lemon, then *pat the chicken thighs dry*.

  2. Season chicken and potatoes

    2. In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper; add the chicken and potatoes, then *toss to coat* until *evenly seasoned*.

  3. Start roasting

    3. Arrange the chicken and potatoes on the rimmed sheet pan in a single layer, placing the potatoes cut side down; *roast for 18 minutes* until the potatoes begin to *brown at the edges*.

  4. Add green beans and finish roasting

    4. Add the green beans to the pan, toss them lightly with the pan juices, and *spread into an even layer* around the chicken; *roast for 10 to 12 minutes* until the chicken reaches *165°F* and the potatoes are tender.

  5. Rest and serve

    5. *Rest the chicken for 5 minutes*, spoon the lemon-garlic pan juices over the top, and *serve warm*.