Maple Roasted Chicken & Yams

By shayelynn87

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Ingredients

2 to 4 chicken pieces, depending on how many you’re serving (bone-in, skin-on)
2 sweet potatoes
1 yellow onion
3 tbsp maple syrup (the real stuff- makes a huge difference)
8 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tbsp olive oil
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Begin by peeling sweet potatoes
Then chop them into about 1 inch thick pieces
Chop up onion into about 1 inch pieces also- you want
the onions and potatoes similar in size
In a large baking dish, arrange chicken evenly on bottom
Pour in olive oil and maple syrup and sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic
Toss in potatoes and onions
Mix well to evenly coat veggies and chicken
Position chicken on bottom of
pan so that it will cook in liquid and stay moist!
Top with thyme sprigs and place on center rack in oven
For bone-in, bake for about 1 hour, uncovered
About half way through, stir veggies and chicken to re-coat everything in liquid
(The thyme leaves should begin to fall off and dry as it cooks)
If using boneless breasts (as shown below- I pictured both to show each) keep
the chicken on bottom of pan, drenched in the
liquid and cook chicken about 40 minutes or so, until chicken is done and potatoes are soft