One pan maple, orange and pecan chicken

I can't get enough of easy one pot chicken meals. This is an old one I've been meaning to update for a while, and I don't think you'll be disappointed with the revamped version. Sweet potatoes, green beans, garlic, spinach, and chicken all get bathed in a delicious sweet maple orange sauce. Oh, and don't forget those lovely crunchy pecans.

Course Main meal

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings (to 3)

Calories 802kcal

Author Helen

Ingredients

1 sweet potato (medium) peeled and chopped into small chunks
8 cloves garlic unpeeled
3.5 ounces green beans (about 1 handful)
1 pound chicken thighs (skinless boneless)
1 orange (zest and juice)
3 tablespoons maple syrup
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups spinach (I used baby spinach - about 2 handfuls)
1 ounce pecan nuts (about a handful)

to serve

fresh crusty bread or rice

cups/ounces - grams/ml

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 355F / 180C.
Add the sweet potato, garlic and green beans to a medium baking dish. Tuck the chicken between the vegetables.
Whisk the zest and orange juice with the maple syrup. Drizzle the whole dish with a little cooking oil (about a tablespoon), then pour the juice / syrup over the chicken.
Grind over plenty of salt and pepper, then bake for 35 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are tender. Ten minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the spinach, tucking it down into the sauce as much as possible, and sprinkle over the pecans.
Serve with the bread or rice.

Notes

Squeeze the garlic into the juices as you eat. Delicious!

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