Roast Chicken with Butternut Squash

Name: Roast Chicken with Butternut Squash
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms small butternut squash (about , peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 kilograms chicken , quartered; 1 teaspoon dried sage; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps water

Roast Chicken with Butternut Squash might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 66g of protein, 62g of fat, and a total of 939 calories. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. A mixture of butternut squash, water, sage, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 45

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Oven

Coat the chicken quarters with 1 tablespoon of the oil, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper. Arrange the chicken quarters, skin-side up, in a large roasting pan. Toss the cubes of butternut squash with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/8 teaspoon of pepper, and the sage.

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Butternut Squash

Chicken Leg Quarters

Pepper

Sage

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Roasting Pan

Add the cubes of squash to the roasting pan.

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Squash

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Roasting Pan

Cook, stirring the squash occasionally, until the chicken breasts are just done, about 20 minutes.

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Chicken Breast

Squash

Remove the pan from the oven and remove the breasts from the pan. Tilt the roasting pan and spoon off most of the fat from the pan. Return the pan to the oven. Continue cooking until the chicken legs and the squash are done, about 10 minutes longer.

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Chicken Leg

Squash

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Remove the chicken and squash from the pan.

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Whole Chicken

Squash

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Frying Pan

Pour off the fat from the roasting pan. Set the pan over moderate heat and add the water. Bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pan to dislodge any brown bits. Boil until reduced to approximately 2 tablespoons.

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Water

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Roasting Pan

Add any accumulated juices from the chicken. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

Variations: Instead of the butternut, use your favorite winter squash, such as acorn or Hubbard--or, to be really Italian, try pumpkin.: Replace the chicken quarters with halved Cornish hens.

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Chicken Leg Quarters

Winter Squash

Cornish Hens

Pumpkin

Wine Recommendation: This winter-weight dish calls for a simple but robust red, and the sturdy Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, with its roasted-berry flavor, is just right. Best of all, it's among the least expensive of all Italian reds.

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