Maple-Thyme Roasted Chicken Breasts

Name: Maple-Thyme Roasted Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 4 bone-in skin-on chicken breast halves with large pieces of skin intact (about 3 lb); 4 Tbsps firm butter, each tablespoon cut into smaller pieces; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 79 milliliters real maple syrup; 0 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Need a gluten free main course? Maple-Thyme Roasted Chicken Breasts could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 47g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 602 calories. Head to the store and pick up balsamic vinegar, skin-on chicken breast halves, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position.

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Oven

Heat oven to 425F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

In small bowl, mix syrup, vinegar, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the garlic.

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Vinegar

Garlic

Syrup

Thyme

Salt

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Bowl

Starting on one side of each chicken, slowly work your fingers under the skin. You are trying to loosen the connection between the skin and meat, not remove the skin.

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Meat

Place chicken, skin sides up, in foil-lined pan. For each chicken piece, use a spoon to drizzle about 2 tablespoons of the syrup mixture under the skin and spread evenly over the meat. Dot each with 1 tablespoon of the butter pieces. Evenly replace any skin you may have displaced. Rub skin with oil, then sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper.

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Meat

Butter