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sheet pan chicken with broccoli and chickpeas in a wooden serving dish with ceramic serving spoons

Easy Sheet Pan Chicken with Broccoli and Chickpeas

sherisilver
This is a sheet pan meal to LOVE - so so easy and delicious!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the chicken:

  • 1 whole chicken, cut into 10 pieces (cut the breasts in half)
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

For the vegetables:

  • 2 heads broccoli, trimmed and cut into small florets
  • 1 14-16 ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1/3 cup sundried tomatoes in oil, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon oil from the sundried tomatoes
  • 2 lemons
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan

Instructions
 

Prep the chicken:

  • Place the empty sheet pan in the oven and heat the oven to 500 degrees. Dry the chicken well with paper towels. In a small bowl mix the salt, pepper, baking powder, paprika and cumin. Rub the spice all over the chicken and under the skin as well. Drizzle the olive oil over the skin.
  • When the oven has reached 500 degrees place the chicken pieces, skin side down in a single layer, on the sheet pan. Lower the temperature to 425 degrees and cook for 15 minutes.

Prep the vegetables:

  • In a large bowl toss the broccoli, chickpeas and sundried tomatoes with the salt and oil. Slice one of the lemons and cut the other lemon into wedges.
  • Flip the chicken and add the broccoli mixture in one layer around the chicken pieces. Tuck the lemon slices in between and on top of the chicken. Cook for 10 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the parmesan over the the chicken and vegetables and cook until the chicken is cooked through, 10- 15 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter.
  • Stir the vegetables around the pan to spread them out and cook till the broccoli looks charred at the edges. Add to your serving platter. Squeeze the lemon wedges over all and serve immediately.

Notes

This recipe is adapted from a recipe that originally appeared in Food52.
Keywords broccoli, chicken, chickpeas, lemon, sheet pan
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