{"id":11468,"date":"2011-01-07T09:41:50","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T17:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=11468"},"modified":"2011-01-07T09:41:50","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T17:41:50","slug":"maple-roasted-chicken-with-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=11468","title":{"rendered":"Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realsimple.com\/food-recipes\/browse-all-recipes\/maple-roasted-chicken-sweet-potatoes-10000001132509\/index.html\">from Real Simple<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1\u00a03 1\/2- to 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1\u00a0yellow onion, cut into 1-inch wedges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">2\u00a0small sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1\/4\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">3\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0maple syrup<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">6\u00a0sprigs fresh thyme<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Directions<\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Heat oven to 400\u00b0 F.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Rinse the chicken and pat it dry.  Arrange the chicken, onion, and sweet potatoes in a 9-by-13-inch baking  dish. Drizzle the                                  oil over the chicken and vegetables and  season with the salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Drizzle with the maple  syrup and top                                  with the sprigs of thyme. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Roast, stirring the vegetables once, until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes                                  before serving. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Serves: 4 |\u00a0 Calories:\u00a0 625 |\u00a0 Fat: 34.5g |\u00a0 Protein: 56.66g | Carbs 19g<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_11484\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carrotsncake.com\/2011\/01\/slice-of-life.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11484\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11484\" title=\"realsimple\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/realsimple-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/realsimple-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/realsimple.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><p id=\"caption-attachment-11484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture from Carrots n&#39; Cake<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The other day,<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/carrotsncake.com\/2011\/01\/slice-of-life.html\">Tina <\/a><\/span>posted a recipe she found from Real Simple.\u00a0 She made a Tuna Pasta recipe that looked good and it looked like a cool website so I checked it out and found the above recipe. I knew I wanted to try it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4785.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11470\" title=\"IMG_4785\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4785-e1294418617831-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4785-e1294418617831-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4785-e1294418617831-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4785-e1294418617831.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI stopped at the store to get the few ingredients I needed. The recipe said it took over an hour to cook so I hurriedly cut the onions and sweet potatoes and washed the chicken.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11471\" title=\"IMG_4786\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4786-e1294418950132-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4786-e1294418950132-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4786-e1294418950132-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4786-e1294418950132.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe prep for dinner was super easy and fast. I chopped everything and arranged it in a roasting pan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4788.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11473\" title=\"IMG_4788\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4788-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4788-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4788-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4788.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI did not use as much as the recipe called for. And I also made the chicken breast pieces smaller (which bit me in the butt later).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4789.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11474\" title=\"IMG_4789\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4789-e1294419713381-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4789-e1294419713381-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4789-e1294419713381-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4789-e1294419713381.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI tried to make the sweet potato chunks all the same size but later I realized I did not make them all the same size (therefore they weren&#8217;t all totally done).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4790.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11475\" title=\"IMG_4790\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4790-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4790-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4790-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4790.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI drizzled olive oil on the veggies, used salt and pepper and then mixed them all together to coat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11476\" title=\"IMG_4791\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4791-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4791-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4791-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4791.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI did the same with the chicken pieces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4792.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11477\" title=\"IMG_4792\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4792-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4792-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4792-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4792.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThen I drizzled the maple syrup on the whole thing and mixed it all together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4787.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11472\" title=\"IMG_4787\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4787-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4787-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4787-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4787.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMichael was a little wary about the whole maple syrup thing (he doesn&#8217;t like sweet stuff). I wasn&#8217;t too nervous because I assumed the syrup would bake off and turn into sugar. I was right the dish didn&#8217;t taste like maple syrup at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4793.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11478\" title=\"IMG_4793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4793-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4793-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4793-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4793.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI added the 6 sprigs of fresh Thyme and popped it in the oven to bake for an hour. I checked on it twice during that time. The whole house smelled WONDERFUL. It smelled like roasting vegetables and thyme. Yum. I finished watching &#8220;It&#8217;s Complicated&#8221; (good movie). And I made Michael and I salads while we waited for dinner to cook.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4794.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11479\" title=\"IMG_4794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4794-e1294420436294-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4794-e1294420436294-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4794-e1294420436294-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4794-e1294420436294.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFinally dinner was ready! The vegetables were absolutely amazing. I loved the flavor. Roasting is my new favorite way to do veggies (of course it would be because it&#8217;s drenched in oil lol).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4796.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11480\" title=\"IMG_4796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4796-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4796-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4796-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4796.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI baked it for 50 minutes even though it called for 1:15 in the oven. I checked on it at 50 minutes and the chicken was done. In fact, since I used smaller pieces of chicken it cooked a lot faster than I realized.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4797.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11481\" title=\"IMG_4797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4797-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4797-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4797-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_4797.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe result? The flavors were great but the chicken was a bit overdone. But then that&#8217;s always the case with chicken it seems. It&#8217;s such a hard protein to cook correctly!<\/p>\n<p>I would most definitely make this recipe again. In fact I might even throw in some carrots too. It was delicious and so easy to make. Now that I know that smaller chicken pieces will cook faster I&#8217;ll bake it half the time and check it.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>QUESTION: What&#8217;s your favorite recipe you&#8217;ve tried lately?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maple Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes from Real Simple Ingredients 1\u00a03 1\/2- to 4-pound chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1\u00a0yellow onion, cut into 1-inch wedges 2\u00a0small sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 2\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0olive oil 1\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt 1\/4\u00a0teaspoon\u00a0black pepper 3\u00a0tablespoons\u00a0maple syrup 6\u00a0sprigs fresh thyme Directions Heat oven to 400\u00b0 F. 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