Chipotle ranch chicken with roasted vegetables
A sheet pan dinner where chipotle ranch dressing does double duty as both marinade and finishing sauce for chicken thighs and whatever vegetables need roasting. The acidity and spice build complexity on pantry staples, so you get a restaurant feel on a weeknight.
About 900 calories a serving, 71 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 58 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 1 pound [454 g] chicken thighs, bone-in skin-on
- 1 pound [454 g] baby potatoes or broccoli
From your shelf
- 1/2 cup [120 ml] chipotle ranch dressing
Staples
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Heat your oven to 425°F [220°C]. Pat 1 pound of chicken thighs dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper. Coat the chicken with 1/4 cup of the chipotle ranch dressing, rubbing it under and over the skin. Arrange the chicken skin-side up on a sheet pan.
- Cut 1 pound of potatoes or broccoli into roughly 1-inch pieces and toss with 1 tablespoon of oil, salt, and pepper. Scatter them around the chicken on the pan and roast for 30 to 35 minutes, until the chicken skin is golden and crisp and an instant-read thermometer reads 165°F [74°C] at the thickest part of the thigh.
- Remove the pan from the oven and drizzle the remaining 1/4 cup of chipotle ranch dressing over the chicken and vegetables. Toss the vegetables to coat and let everything rest for 2 minutes before serving.
Note Swap the chicken for pork chops or halve the recipe to make it just about the roasted vegetables. Leftovers keep refrigerated for three days and taste good cold or reheated gently. Serve with rice or a green salad to balance the richness of the dressing.
On the label
INGREDIENTS*: TRIPLE FILTERED PURIFIED WATER, ORGANIC WHITE VINEGAR, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, VEGETABLE FIBER, SALT, TOMATO PASTE, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL TOMATO FLAVORS, CELLULOSE GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CHILI POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, CHIPOTLE, NATURAL CHIPOTLE FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), SUCRALOSE, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR, CUMIN, CITRIC ACID, WHITE PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER
Walden Farms, salad dressing & mayonnaise, serving 30 ml, package 12 fl oz/355 mL. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as ranch. Half of it left? Use up the ranch.