Dinner on the table in 30! Sheet pan chicken drumsticks and vegetables
Cook time 30 mins Yield: 4 servings Mary Matthews
Ingredients
For the Glaze (chicken):
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1½ teaspoons minced garlic (about 3 cloves)
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 each skin-on chicken drumsticks (2 per person)
For the Vegetables:
- 1 pound red potatoes, cut into wedges (about 6 petite red potatoes or 3 regular red potatoes)
- 1 onion cut into wedges
- 1 lemon sliced into wheels
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1-pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1-pint baby portabella mushrooms, trimmed
- 2 Sprigs Rosemary
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Foil and Lightly grease a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or olive oil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients (except the chicken) ; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
- Place potatoes and onion wedges in a single layer onto half of the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 Tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add chicken drumsticks in a single layer on the other half of the baking sheet. Pour glaze mixture over the top of the chicken.
- Place into oven and roast for 20 minutes. Add in the tomatoes, rosemary, and mushrooms with the potatoes allowing the glaze to mix into the vegetables.
- Return to oven and broil about 10 minutes, or until everything is caramelized, the potatoes are fork-tender, and the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Serve garnished with basil, if desired.