Baked Honey Balsamic Rooster. – Half Baked Harvest

Baked Honey Balsamic Rooster served with charred lemon feta cheese. Marinated hen baked till glazed in a deliciously tangy, candy balsamic sauce. Prepare lemon wedges and asparagus across the hen and bake all the pieces collectively on the identical sheet pan. The balsamic sauce reduces across the hen, and the asparagus cooks up completely with butter melted over prime. Serve this hen and asparagus collectively over steamy rice or pasta with loads of charred lemon feta cheese! YUM!

These days, I’ve been sharing so many recipes that I do know my Nonnie would have cherished. I can’t assist however take into consideration her this time of yr. Spring break is approaching, and Easter will quickly be right here. That is the time of yr that we might at all times spend with my grandparents in South Florida. I’ve a number of the greatest recollections from these occasions.

Nonnie at all times made each go to with them so particular. Wanting again, she should have put in a lot work to host our household, however she made it appear easy.

To maximise our time collectively, Nonnie would both take everybody out for dinner or make one thing so easy that it required virtually no effort.

On the nights that we ate in, it was both carryout or her “visitor” hen and asparagus dinner. She’d bake the hen in a store-bought Russian dressing, with roasted asparagus on the aspect.

Oh, and microwaved rice and contemporary crusty bread have been at all times on the menu too!

So that you see, this might have been her form of meal. I do know she’d simply love the honey balsamic sauce too!

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Step 1: season the hen

Engaged on a sheet pan, combine the hen breasts or thighs with balsamic vinegar, honey, shallots, garlic, dried thyme, and dried oregano. Then season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes.

Prepare the hen in an excellent layer throughout the sheet pan. Then add lemon wedges across the hen.

Step 2: the asparagus

Now, take a bunch of asparagus and trim away the woody ends. Place the asparagus over the hen – once more, in an excellent layer, with pats of butter on prime.

The butter will soften down over the asparagus and hen.

Step 3: bake all the pieces

Bake all the pieces till the hen and asparagus are cooked. Pull the asparagus off the pan and put aside.

Broil the hen and lemon till the sauce begins to bubble and caramelize across the hen. Please watch this intently, because the sauce can burn rapidly.

Step 4: the charred lemon feta

Take the charred lemon wedges from the sheet pan and finely chop them. Toss the chopped lemon with feta cheese, contemporary herbs and toasted nuts/seeds. I really like to make use of cilantro and dill, plus toasted pine nuts.

This combine is so yummy!

Step 5: serve it

Serve the hen over rice or pasta. Plate the asparagus on the aspect, then sprinkle the feta cheese over all the pieces.

So scrumptious you guys! Serve this with buttered bread on the aspect, simply as Nonnie would! It’s excellent for scooping and absorbing all of the yummy sauce and flavors on the pan.

On the lookout for different simple dinners? Listed here are some favorites:

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Sheet Pan Rooster Gyros with Feta Tzatziki

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Sheet Pan Honey Garlic Rooster and Feta Potatoes

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