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.
Servings: 4
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 Honey Crisp apples (See Note 2)
- 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.
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).
- Honey Crisp or other firm/tart apples, unpeeled, cored, sliced into 1/4-inch wedges.
Nutrition
Calories: 467kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 177mg | Sodium: 889mg | Potassium: 1033mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 8366IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 3mg