On this one-pan dish, we’re baking hen items in an orange sauce on a mattress of fennel. Really easy, nutritious and scrumptious!
Who doesn’t love a simple dinner like this Sheet Pan Hen with Orange and Fennel? There’s virtually no clean-up! With its tart citrus-y/candy fennel taste, this dish will assist shake you out of your normal “hen rut.” We each appreciated it as a tasty change of tempo and will certainly be including it to our dinner rotation.
Why you’ll wish to make this recipe
- It’s a simple sheet pan dish with minimal clean-up.
- There are solely seven components and no fancy cooking expertise wanted.
- It’s a handy “make forward” meal: Marinate it on day one and bake it on day two. Or should you’re quick on time, one hour within the marinade works, too.
- Fennel is low in fats and energy however excessive in antioxidants, which have many well being advantages. It additionally accommodates vital vitamins like vitamin C, calcium and potassium.
- The energetic prep time is about 20 minutes.
- It’s straightforward to get artistic with the recipe and add different vegatables and fruits (see concepts beneath).
- Sheet Pan Hen with Orange and Fennel has a deliciously delicate taste that your entire household will gobble up.
Notes on key components
- Hen: The unique recipe requires hen thighs with bone-in and skin-on. For my take a look at recipe, I used giant boneless, skinless hen breasts, minimize in half and pounded skinny. I discovered they dried out a bit, nevertheless, presumably on account of overcooking or pounding them too skinny. I like to recommend sticking with the recipe shared beneath — utilizing bone-in thighs (and/or drumsticks), which ought to make for a juicier dish.
- Seville Oranges: A cross between a pomelo and mandarin, sevilles are bitter/bitter and usually used for his or her zest and juice as an alternative of as an consuming orange. I’ve by no means seen them in our grocery retailer and determined to not go on a hunt. You possibly can simply substitute common oranges mixed with lemon juice to get that barely tart style, which is a signature of the dish.
- Fennel: The recipe calls for 2 giant fennel bulbs, however you will get away with much less. Fennel has a lightweight, licorice-like (anise) taste that mellows out when cooked. Take away the fronds and reserve them as a garnish on the finish, if you want.
- Fennel Seeds: The anise taste is a bit more intense within the seeds, which you’ll discover within the spice aisle. In addition they have most of the identical dietary advantages because the plant.
Yum! One other recipe with fennel
Baked Haddock with Fennel-Cauliflower Puree
Make the recipe your personal
It’s easy to get artistic with this recipe by including totally different greens, fruits or spices. Have in mind, you would possibly want to extend the marinade components. Listed here are a couple of concepts:
- Add a sliced tart apple, comparable to Granny Smith
- Add chopped yellow onion
- Attempt it with unpeeled potatoes, minimize in small uniform items
- Use chopped garlic
- Substitute recent chopped sage (or dried sage) for the Herbs de Provence
- Attempt it with recent sprigs of rosemary
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