Sesame ginger chicken with quick pickled vegetables
A bright, tangy sheet pan dinner that leans on the sesame ginger dressing to do the heavy lifting. The chicken braises in the dressing while vegetables pickle in the acidic heat, building flavor with almost no effort on your part.
About 550 calories a serving, 51 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate, 26 g fat. From USDA figures for 83% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 3/4 pound [340 g] boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 of each red bell pepper and English cucumber
From your shelf
- 1 cup [240 ml] sesame ginger dressing
Staples
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Heat your oven to 400°F [200°C]. Pat two boneless skinless chicken thighs dry with paper towels, season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper on both sides, then arrange skin side up in a sheet pan. Roast for 15 minutes while you prepare the vegetables.
- While the chicken cooks, slice 1 red bell pepper into strips and slice 1 English cucumber into half-moons about 1/4 inch thick. When the chicken has roasted 15 minutes, pour 1 cup sesame ginger dressing over and around it, then scatter the pepper and cucumber on the pan.
- Return to the oven and roast another 10 to 12 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F [74°C] at the thickest part of the thigh and the vegetables have softened and absorbed the dressing, about 12 minutes total.
- Divide the chicken and vegetables between two bowls, spoon the pan sauce over both, and serve warm.
Note Swap in zucchini or snap peas for the cucumber, or swap chicken for pork chops cut to 3/4 inch thick. Leftovers keep refrigerated in an airtight container for three days and are excellent cold or reheated gently. Serve with steamed rice to soak up the sauce.
On the label
TRIPLE FILTERED PURIFIED WATER, TAMARI SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL), ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, VEGETABLE FIBER, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, SESAME SEEDS, GROUND GINGER, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL SESAME FLAVORS, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ACID SULFATE, NATURAL MOLASSES FLAVOR. SOY SAUCE FLAVOR, NATURAL GINGER FLAVOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), SODIUM BENZOATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), SUCRALOSE, MINCED ONION, NATURAL GARLIC FLAVOR,CAYENNE PEPPER, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR. CONTAINS: SOY
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 ginger, salad dressing. Half of it left? Use up the ginger.