Sheet Pan Chicken with Fennel & Orange

Name: Sheet Pan Chicken with Fennel & Orange
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 - 6 Servings
Ingredients: 3 large oranges, zest and juice; 3 tablespoons wholegrain mustard; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 8 chicken thighs, skin removed; 2 fennel bulbs; 8 black Greek olives, pitted, roughly chopped; 8 sprigs thyme, leaves only; u215b cup sliced almonds, toasted

By Chicken, Gluten Free Marinating, Roasting

April 22, 2020

I found this Sheet Pan Chicken with Fennel & Orange recipe from Waitrose, which is a British supermarket. I have to say, their recipe was wrong! I fixed it and it's delicious. Fennel has a strong licorice flavor, though when it's cooked mellows out and becomes lighter. The fennel fronds may be used as a garnish to other meats or roast fish, or chop it and use them instead of parsley and dill in sauces and soups. The best thing about these sheet pan dinners, is that there isn't much to clean up!

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 45 mins
Yields: 4 - 6 Servings

Ingredients

3 large oranges, zest and juice

3 tablespoons wholegrain mustard

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

8 chicken thighs, skin removed

2 fennel bulbs

8 black Greek olives, pitted, roughly chopped

8 sprigs thyme, leaves only

⅛ cup sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

1Preheat the oven to 375° F.

2Mix the zest and the juice of 2½ oranges, the mustard and oil in a bowl. Then add the chicken, mix and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes, but preferably longer.

3Halve the fennel bulbs, discard the core, then slice into wedges, about ½-inch thick and place in a large sheet pan. Pour over the marinade and the chicken. Slice the remaining orange into segments ¼-inch thick then place on top of the chicken, sprinkle over the olives and the thyme, then season.

4Roast for 40 - 50 minutes until the chicken is cooked through with no pink meat and the fennel is soft. Put aside the chicken, fennel, olives and orange. Boil the cooking juices in the tin, stirring for 3 - 4 minutes until thickened. Pour over the chicken and sprinkle with the almonds.

Note

1You can use firm white fish fillets in place of the chicken. Monkfish, haddock or pollock would all work well.

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