Sheet pan ginger chicken and Brussels sprouts

Photo: Half Baked Harvest

Orange-zested chicken and sprouts roast side by side, then the chicken gets a sticky sauce of pomegranate juice, tamari, sweet chili, ginger and a spoon of peanut butter. Dinner on one pan.

From Tieghan Gerard at Half Baked Harvest · @halfbakedharvest

A takeout-style dinner where the sprouts are half the plate, made on one sheet pan in 35 minutes.

You need

• 2 lb (900 g) boneless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• Black pepper
• 1/4 cup flour (or gluten-free flour)
• 4 tbsp butter or olive oil, divided
• 3/4 lb (340 g) Brussels sprouts, halved
• Salt
• For the sauce: 2/3 cup pomegranate juice
• 1/3 cup tamari or soy sauce
• 1/3 cup sweet Thai chili sauce
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tbsp grated ginger
• Chili flakes, to taste
• 2 tsp cornstarch (or flour)
• To serve: pomegranate seeds, sesame seeds, steamed rice

How to make it

1. Heat the oven to 450°F (230°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment or rub it with oil.
2. On the sheet, toss the chicken with the garlic powder, orange zest and pepper, then the flour, then 1 tablespoon butter or oil. Push the chicken to one side. Put the sprouts on the other side and toss them with 1 tablespoon oil and a pinch of salt.
3. Roast 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through (no pink in the middle of the biggest piece) and the sprouts are browned.
4. Meanwhile, whisk all the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan (whisk the cornstarch in while the liquid is cold), set over medium heat and boil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until it bubbles and thickens.
5. Lift the sprouts off the pan. Pour the sauce over the chicken, toss and roast 5 minutes more, until the sauce bakes onto the chicken.
6. Serve the chicken and sprouts over rice with the extra sauce, pomegranate seeds and sesame seeds.

Written in our own words from Tieghan Gerard's recipe, with their quantities. The original: Sheet pan ginger chicken and Brussels sprouts, Half Baked Harvest.

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