Roast Chicken with Asparagus and Tahini Sauce

Name: Roast Chicken with Asparagus and Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (3 to 4 lb total); 1 teaspoon sugar; 79 milliliters well-stirred tahini (Middle Eastern sesame paste); 79 milliliters water

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Roast Chicken with Asparagus and Tahini Sauce could be a spectacular recipe to try. One serving contains 393 calories, 33g of protein, and 24g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have salt, pepper, chicken breast halves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Put oven racks in middle and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.

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Oven

Toss asparagus with 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 15- by 10-inch shallow baking pan. Roast on bottom rack, shaking pan once or twice, until just tender, about 10 minutes.

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Asparagus

Pepper

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Baking Pan

Meanwhile, pat chicken dry and sprinkle all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

Salt

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy ovenproof skillet (not nonstick) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken, turning over once, until golden, about 6 minutes total.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan