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Baked Rosemary Chicken Thighs
Rosemary chicken is tasty and inspiring one pot dinner to make. Chicken thighs are baked in mandarin orange sauce. Juicy and flavorful main for Christmas, Easter or special date night.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
10
minutes
mins
Resting time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
mins
Course:
dinner, Main Course
Cuisine:
Global
Keyword:
Christmas, easy, gluten free, turmeric, Winter
Servings:
6
Calories:
326
kcal
Author:
Cooking Journey
Equipment
square baking pan
blender
A pan
spoons
baking brush
Oven
Ingredients
6
chicken thighs
(with or without bones)
2
carrots
1
stick
rosemary
1/2
tbsp
lemon
Mandarin orange sauce:
1
pound
mandarins
without skin
1
inch
fresh rosemary stick
5
tbsp
water
1
tsp
cinnamon
2
tbsp
sugar
½
tsp
salt
or more to taste
½
tsp
pepper
For greasing chicken:
2
tbsp
sour cream
2
tsp
curry powder
1
tsp
turmeric powder
1
tsp
chili powder
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Make the sauce. Put all ingredients in a pan and cook on a low heat, stirring for
20 min
. Remove rosemary stick. Blend until smooth.
1 pound mandarins,
1 inch fresh rosemary stick,
5 tbsp water,
1 tsp cinnamon,
2 tbsp sugar
Preheat the oven to 400 F / 200 C
Put the sauce on the bottom of the baking pan.
Put chicken thighs on the sauce.
6 chicken thighs
Clean and cut carrots in half lengthwise. Cut carrots into strips and put around chicken thighs.
2 carrots
Combine all ingredients for greasing the chicken. With half of the mixture grease top of the chicken thighs.
2 tbsp sour cream,
2 tsp curry powder,
1 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tsp chili powder
Slice the lemon and put them on the chicken.
1/2 tbsp lemon
Tear the rosemary and sprinkle on top of the chicken, carrots and sauce. Also add salt and pepper.
1 stick rosemary,
½ tsp salt,
½ tsp pepper
Bake for about
25 minutes
. Then remove the pan from the oven.
Remove lemon slices from the chicken tops and put them aside.
Grease the chicken with leftover sour cream mixture. Cook in the oven until browned and cooked through – about
25 minutes
more.
Nutrition
Calories:
326
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
18
g
|
Protein:
19
g
|
Fat:
20
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
4
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
8
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
113
mg
|
Sodium:
301
mg
|
Potassium:
463
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
13
g
|
Vitamin A:
4215
IU
|
Vitamin C:
22
mg
|
Calcium:
61
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg