Sheet-Pan Moroccan Chicken with Beans

A healthy dinner of chicken thighs, onion, olives, baby potatoes and cranberry beans are seasoned with a blend of Moroccan spices, spread onto one sheet pan, and baked for a simpler weeknight meal.

Prep Time:
30+ minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour 15+ minutes
Yield:
6 servings

Ingredients

Marinade:

¼ cup olive oil (60 mL)

Juice of one lemon

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tbsp brown sugar (30 mL)

4 tsp paprika (20 mL)

2 tsp cumin (10 mL)

1 tsp each cinnamon, ground ginger, salt and black pepper (5 mL)

8 boneless, chicken thighs

2 medium sweet onions, halved and quartered

1 (19 oz) can Romano beans (cranberry beans), drained and rinsed (540 mL)

1 lb baby potatoes, halved (454 g)

½ lb baby carrots (226 g)

1 cup Greek-Style pitted olives (250 mL)

1 tbsp olive oil (15 mL)

1 tsp each salt and fresh cracker pepper (5 mL)

2 cups quinoa, cooked as per package directions 500 mL

⅓ cup finely chopped parsley (80 mL)

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl add marinade ingredients, whisk to combine.
  2. In a large ziplock bag, add chicken thighs and marinade; seal and massage with your hands to ensure chicken is covered; refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 400ºF (205ºC).
  4. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil. Add onion, cranberry beans, potatoes, carrots and olives. Drizzle with oil, add salt and pepper; lightly toss to coat. Remove chicken from marinade and arrange on baking sheet; discard remaining marinade.
  5. Bake for 45 minutes, or until chicken reaches an internal temperature or 165ºF (75ºC).
  6. Serve over cooked quinoa and sprinkle with parsley.

Notes

  • To reduce sodium content, use no salt added canned cranberry beans
  • To further reduce sodium content, limit salt amount to ½ tsp (2 mL)
  • To further reduce sodium content, limit the salt amount to ½ tsp (2 mL) and omit the olives.
  • To reduce the calories and fat per serving, use skinless chicken thighs.

Nutrition

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