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A crispy Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Thighs and Potatoes dish with green beans in a baking pan.

Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Thighs and Potatoes

This recipe creates a simple, flavorful one-pan dinner using chicken thighs, potatoes, and green beans coated in a garlic butter sauce. It is a hearty meal suitable for busy home cooks and families.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 574
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Components
  • 4 chicken thighs - bone in skin on 2 pounds
  • 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes cut into 1″ cubes, 4 cups
  • 1 pound green beans frozen or fresh, thawed
Garlic Butter Sauce
  • 4 tbsp ghee or salted butter or olive oil for dairy-free
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp fresh rosemary or thyme or 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp sea salt or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Equipment

  • Large cookie sheet (17"x12")
  • small saucepan

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 425ºF. If your green beans are not thawed, let them sit at room temperature. They will need an extra 5 minutes of cooking time.
  2. Melt the ghee or butter over medium heat. Mix the melted fat with the minced garlic, rosemary, sea salt, and pepper to make the sauce.
  3. Place the cubed potatoes onto a large cookie sheet. Add the 4 chicken thighs to the sheet pan.
  4. Drizzle 3/4 of the garlic butter sauce over the chicken and potatoes. Toss the potatoes to coat them. In a separate bowl, toss the thawed green beans with the remaining garlic butter and set them aside.
  5. Bake the chicken and potatoes for 25 minutes, or until mostly done. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 450ºF.
  6. Use a spatula to move the potatoes and chicken to the center of the pan to make space. Add half of the green beans to one side of the baking sheet and the other half to the other side.
  7. Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 170ºF and the green beans are tender. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 574kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 28gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 180mgSodium: 707mgPotassium: 1029mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 928IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 3mg

Notes

For a dairy-free option, use bacon grease instead of olive oil. You can also serve this with lemon slices to squeeze over the chicken, potatoes, and green beans for a lemon garlic butter variation.

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