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Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes…A one pot meal!

Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes...A one pot meal!

This was honestly one of the best meals I’ve had in a long time. Maybe because it was comforting on a cold rainy day. Maybe it was because I cooked it all in one pot and barely had any dishes to do. Maybe because simple food really is the best food. Whatever the reason, I will be making this meal again and again. This was a simple, no fuss, no muss, delicious meal! I love that.

Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes...A one pot meal!

How to Make Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes…A one-pot meal!

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Heat the olive oil in a large OVEN PROOF Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Remove any excess fat from the thighs then season both sides with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Place the chicken, skin side down, in the hot pan. Cook for 6-7 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown. Carefully, tilt the pan and remove all the oil (this will make the dish healthier and also will prevent the veggies and chicken from being greasy). Once all the oil is gone from the pan, flip the chicken over and move over to one side of the pan. Add the asparagus and grape tomatoes to the other side of the pan then season lightly with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place into the oven and cook for 25 minutes, or until chicken has cooked through.

Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes...A one pot meal!

Remove the pan from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy.

Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes...A one pot meal!

 

Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes...A one pot meal!

Simple Chicken Thighs with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes - A one-pot meal

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 4 chicken thighs
  • Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
  • Garlic powder to taste
  • 15-20 asparagus spears woody ends removed
  • 1 ½ cups of grape tomatoes

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large OVEN PROOF Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Remove any excess fat from the thighs then season both sides with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste.
  • Place the chicken, skin side down, in the hot pan. Cook for 6-7 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown. Carefully, tilt the pan and remove all the oil (this will make the dish healthier and also will prevent the veggies and chicken from being greasy). Once all the oil is gone from the pan, flip the chicken over and move over to one side of the pan.
  • Add the asparagus and grape tomatoes to the other side of the pan then season lightly with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place into the oven and cook for 25 minutes, or until chicken has cooked through.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy.
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96 Comments

  1. Great simple recipe.. I just love one pot/pan meals… especially on busy week nights!! Thanks for hosting another great giveaway too!!

  2. Our family loves Butterball 🙂 We don’t just wait for Thanksgiving to cook up a yummy turkey! We’d love the coupon!

  3. I can’t wait for Thanksgiving! I’m getting twitchy already looking forward to such an awesome meal and the company of my family and friends 🙂

  4. I’m with Katie Rose above, I’m already twitching to make my Thanksgiving dinner! Then, Christmas… My favorite time of year 🙂

    Ps. That chicken looks yummy!

  5. I read your blog regularly, even though I don’t think I’ve commented before. I really enjoy your recipes and how tasty, creative, and practical they are. Thank you!

  6. Found you through facebook and LOVE your blog. I’ve made many of your recipes and you are now one of my favorite places to check before I make up my weekly menus! Thanks so much!

  7. A turkey coupon would be fantastic. Hosting my first thanksgiving this year and I’m super excited but nervous too!

  8. Hi Pam, this dish looks so good. When I tried to save it to ziplist, it save greek style chicken thighs with feta cheese. I’m going to try this.

  9. Yum, I love simple tasty recipes like this. I look forward to turkey leftovers. The day after Thanksgiving I search my recipes for turkey soup, turkey sandwiches and turkey casseroles.

  10. This sounds great! I love chicken thighs and asparagus, and this is an easy way to get a whole meal going at once! Great giveaway too!

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  12. This looks yummy. I just happen to have some thighs in my freezer. I might give this a try for Sunday dinner. Thanks.

  13. This would be such a great treat! We are staying home ourselves for this thanksgiving since I’m pregnant with our first child! Would make things much easier!!!

  14. Your recipe sounds and looks yummy, much prefer chicken thighs to breasts..Pick me I will donate to salvation army so a family can have some food..We have Hanukkah that evening, going to a movie (thor) and the turkey I will buy will also be filled the box with all the fixins so whomever is the recipient has food for the whole week.Love Love your blog, from mary jane s. from [email protected]

  15. A great recipe for cooking in our RV-one pot meals are always good.

    A Butterball turkey graces out table every Thanksgiving- thanks for the opportunity to add to it!

  16. Thanks for hosting this giveaway! I’d love to win a turkey. I love your blog and refer to it often. I’m making a roast chicken today with your roasted sweet potato recipe. I’ve made that recipe numerous times over the years and I’m so pleased with that wonderful roasted flavor and not all the goo of other sweet potato recipes.

  17. I love simple pan chicken like this, Pam. I’ve never added the veggies to the skillet though. I’ll have to try that next time. Thanks!

  18. I made this last night. It was so simple and amazingly delicious. The roasted asparagus was perfect. I added just a little smoked paprika to the chicken. This will be a go to recipe.