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Chinese Five Spice Chicken
Chinese Five Spice Chicken is a chicken, apple, fennel sheet pan meal that cooks in under an hour that bastes with a savory five spice sauce.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
467 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken thighs bone-in, skin-on (See Note 1)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 fennel bulb (with feathery stalks)
- 1 sweet potato peeled and cut into 1/4" slices
- 1 red onion cut lengthwise into 1/4" slices
- 2 apple See Note 2, honey crisp
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- pinch red pepper flakes
Basting sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 1/4 tsp soy sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine chicken stock, butter, honey, Chinese Five Spice powder, soy sauce.
- Cut off fennel stalks and reserve feathery leaves for garnish. Trim base of bulb and tough outer layers. Halve bulb lengthwise, cut out core in a V, and cut bulb lengthwise into 1/4" wedges.
- In a bowl toss the fennel, sweet potato, red onion and apple with oil. Arrange in a single layer on baking sheet and sprinkle with salt, black and red pepper flakes.
- Arrange chicken on top, skin side up. Brush half of sauce on chicken. Roast 15 minutes, then baste again with sauce and any pan juices (use a bulb baster or wide spoon). Continue to roast until chicken is nicely browned and no longer pink at bone (cut to test or 165°F), 15 to 20 minutes more. Baste everything again and scatter reserved fennel leaves on top prior to serving.
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Notes
- Bone-in chicken takes longer to cook than boneless, and the size of the pieces will affect the cook time as well. On average, bone-in chicken thighs take 30 to 40 minutes to cook at 425. The best and safest way to determine when the chicken is properly cooked is to use a food thermometer.
- Boneless thighs cook quickly. Roast until the chicken has an internal temperature of 165°F, about 20 minutes (so add chicken after 15 minutes of roasting the vegetables).
- Bone-in chicken takes longer to cook than boneless, and the size of the pieces will affect the cook time as well. On average, bone-in chicken thighs take 30 to 40 minutes to cook at 425. The best and safest way to determine when the chicken is properly cooked is to use a food thermometer. Boneless thighs cook quickly. Roast until the chicken has an internal temperature of 165°F, about 20 minutes (so add chicken after 15 minutes of roasting the vegetables).
- Honey Crisp or other firm/tart apples, unpeeled, cored, sliced into 1/4-inch wedges.
Nutrition Information
Calories
467kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
177mg
(59%)
Sodium
889mg
(37%)
Potassium
1033mg
(22%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
8366IU
(167%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
86mg
(9%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 467
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 467kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 177mg | 59% |
| Sodium | 889mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 1033mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 8366IU | 167% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 86mg | 9% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.