Honey Balsamic Chicken – Love it

Honey Balsamic Chicken dinner, complete with red potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and green beans.

Origin of Balsamic Vinegar

Balsamic vinegar (Italian: aceto balsamico) is a dark, concentrated, intensely flavoured vinegar originating in Modena, Italy, made wholly or partially from grape must: freshly crushed grape juice with all the skins, seeds and stems.

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Honey Balsamic Chicken

Honey Balsamic Sheet Pan Chicken dinner, complete with red potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and green beans.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: balsamic, Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 406kcal

Author: Tip Hero

Ingredients

• ▢ 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• ▢ 6 tbsp honey
• ▢ 2 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic minsed
• ▢ 1 tsp thyme
• ▢ 3/4 tsp rosemary
• ▢ 1/2 tsp red chili flakes (not for wimps)
• ▢ 3/4 tsp kosher salt
• ▢ 1/4 tsp black pepper
• ▢ 2 lb chicken breasts trimmed
• ▢ 1 1/2 lb red potatoes quartered
• ▢ 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• ▢ 1 lb green beans trimmed

Instructions

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  Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
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  In a medium bowl, combine the balsamic vinegar, honey, a tablespoon of olive oil, garlic, thyme, rosemary, chili flakes, salt and pepper. Stir well to mix.
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  Place the chicken breasts in a resealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over the top. Seal and toss the chicken to evenly coat. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
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  While the chicken marinades, place the potatoes and cherry tomatoes on a sheet pan. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and stir to coat. Bake for 25 minutes.
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  Remove the sheet pan from the oven and toss the green beans with the potatoes and tomatoes.
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  Remove the marinated chicken breasts from the plastic bag, reserving the remaining marinade in the bag. Place the marinated chicken, evenly spaced, on top of the vegetables. Pour the marinade from the bag over the top of the chicken and vegetables.
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  Return the sheet pan to the oven. Bake for 30 to ­40 minutes, periodically basting the chicken breasts with the pan juices, until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees
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  Allow the chicken to rest for 5 to ­10 minutes. Spoon the pan juices over the top of each chicken breast before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 506mg | Potassium: 1430mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 1018IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3mg