This is a guest post from Maria Lichty, author of the Two Peas & Their Pod cookbook and creator behind her blog Two Peas & Their Pod.
Hi, Maria from Two Peas & Their Pod here! I met Lisa on a blogging trip with Stonyfield in Vermont, and we had the best time together—she is the sweetest! I’m hoping she will come visit us in Utah soon. :) I’m excited to share a little about me and my new cookbook, along with a delicious sheet pan dinner recipe below!
Our blog, Two Peas & Their Pod, celebrates a family, friends, and community-oriented lifestyle that has huge and growing appeal. My family and friends would say I’m a fun and relaxed mom next door who’s got the secret sauce: that special knack for effortlessly creating tantalizing and wholesome (and budget-friendly) meals with ease. From a Loaded Nacho Bar bash for 200 guests to quick-and-easy healthy weeknight dinners to never-fail favorites like Pesto-Havarti Mac and Cheese or Asian Pork Lettuce Wraps (always followed by a fab dessert!), I share my best lifestyle tips and home cook smarts.
An essential resource for parents looking to update their healthy, inexpensive, time-saving, kid-friendly meal roster; aspiring home cooks who want to eat-in delicious food more than they eat out; as well as anyone looking to share their love of food and the giving spirit with their neighbors, Two Peas & Their Pod will help readers bring home that (achievable!) slice of Americana, where families come together to enjoy fresh and nutritious meals and there’s always a batch of still-warm cookies waiting on the counter.
New Cookbook!
We just released our first cookbook, Two Peas & Their Pod, and are so excited to share our recipes with everyone. We hope people turn to this cookbook often to make easy weeknight dinners for their families, to surprise their loved ones with a special weekend breakfast, to bake cookies for their children when they get home for school, and to invite friends and neighbors over to share a meal and good conversation. We want people to USE this cookbook and to love not only the recipes but the memories they create in the kitchen with their loved ones. With our two boys, Caleb and Maxwell, as the taste testers ;), we’re sure you’re going to love them too!
Now for that recipe I mentioned before. Josh, my husband, and I came up with this recipe because, like you, we wanted a really, really easy way to whip up a delicious chicken dish that didn’t involve roasting for an hour or dirtying up a bunch of pans. Enter the sheet pan!
Instead of starting with a whole chicken, we use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, which don’t need very long to cook and stay extra juicy while the skin gets nice and crispy. They would be delicious roasted with just a little salt and pepper, but we like to dunk them first in a simple honey-mustard sauce. Brussels sprouts get caramelized and browned right next to the chicken, so they soak up all those delicious pan juices. There’s barely any prep, the oven does all the work, and when you pull out the pan, your family and friends will be amazed by this impressive almost-instant dinner. As for the dishes, done and done!
Honey-Mustard Sheet Pan Chicken with Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil plus 2 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 pounds chicken thighs bone-in, skin-on (4 medium thighs)
- 1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts halved
- 1/4 large red onion sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Grease a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the 1⁄4 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice, the Dijon mustard, whole-grain mustard, honey, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Use tongs to dip the chicken thighs in the sauce, coating both sides. Place the thighs on the prepared baking sheet. Discard any remaining sauce.
- In a medium bowl, combine the Brussels sprouts and red onion. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 tablespoon lemon juice and toss until well coated. Arrange the sprouts around the chicken on the baking sheet, making sure they aren’t overlapping. Season with salt and pepper.
- Roast for 30 to 35 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown and has an internal temperature of 165°F and the Brussels sprouts are crispy. Serve hot.
This sounds amazing. I have always loved the honey mustard combo and the easy sheet pan dinner part makes me happy:) . Can’t wait to try it. I am pinning right now to make soon.
I love this combination of olive oil, lemon juice, honey and mustard! Combining sweet, sour and spicy tastes is always a good idea and a piquant accent, especially for gourmets))) I rarely cook and eat pork or beef, but chicken and turkey are frequent guests at my dinner table. I will defiitely keep that recipe for my future regales. Thank you so much for the recipe, it’s quite simple at preparing and (I foresee it) very tasty, love your blog!