Sheet pan chicken with creamy jalapeño sauce
The Old El Paso starter does the work here, bringing creamy ranch and green chile heat to chicken thighs in one pan. Roast it and you have a weeknight dinner that tastes like you planned ahead.
About 780 calories a serving, 65 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 53 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 1 pound chicken thighs
From your shelf
- 1 pouch Old El Paso creamy mexican style ranch sheet pan dinner starter
Staples
- 1 tablespoon oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Heat your oven to 425°F [220°C]. Pat 1 pound of chicken thighs dry and toss them with 1 tablespoon of oil, salt, and pepper on a sheet pan, skin side up.
- Roast until the skin browns and the thighs reach 165°F [74°C] at the thickest part, about 25 minutes.
- Pour the contents of the Old El Paso pouch over the hot chicken and return the pan to the oven for 3 more minutes, until the sauce bubbles.
Note Swap chicken breasts if you prefer leaner meat, though thighs stay juicier. Leftovers keep three days refrigerated; reheat gently. Serve with rice or warm tortillas to catch the sauce.
On the label
SAUCE: WATER, TOMATILLOS, CANOLA OIL, JALAPENO PEPPER (JALAPENO PEPPER, SALT, ACETIC ACID), SUGAR, WHEY*, MODIFIED CORN STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, SPICE, CHILI PEPPER*, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION*, GARLIC*, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, COLOR (TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CARAMEL COLOR, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1), NATURAL FLAVOR, SEASONING: ONION*, BUTTERMILK, GARLIC*, SALT, CORN STARCH, SPICE, MALTODEXTRIN, PARSLEY*, CHILI PEPPER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, VEGETABLE OIL (HIGH OLEIC CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), VINEGAR*, SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTICAKING AGENT), *DRIED
Old El Paso, entrees, sides & small meals, serving 19 GRM, package 3.9 oz. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as ranch, frozen dinner. Half of it left? Use up the ranch.