Ingredients
4 large bone in skin on chicken leg quarters (also use chicken thighs)
1 large navel orange- cut in slices
1 large yellow onion- sliced
2 large zucchini- cut in 2 inch cubes
4 large whole carrots- cut in 2 inch slices
1 lb bag of petite potato medley- cut petite potatoes in half
1 tablespoon fresh thyme- chopped
1 tablespoon fresh oregano- chopped
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary- chopped
2 tablespoons fresh mint- chopped
coarse sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
honey for drizzling
1/2 cup of olive oil
Chili flakes (optional) *see note
4 tablespoons of butter- cut into 1 tablespoon chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Line a baking sheet with tinfoil
- Place all the vegetables and potatoes on the baking sheet- add 1/4 cup of the olive oil and all the herbs (reserve ONLY the mint)
- Season with coarse sea salt and pepper then toss
- Place a cookie cooling rack on top of the vegetables
- Place the chicken thighs on the rack and rub with the remain olive oil, season again with salt and pepper
- Place the 1 tablespoon of butter, 1 slice of orange, and a pinch of the mint underneath the skin of each chicken leg quarter
- Sprinkle remaining mint on top of chicken
- Place any remaining orange slices around the chicken
- Drizzle top of the chicken with honey and a little more olive oil, sprinkle tops with chili flakes for extra spice (or *spiced honey recipe)
- Bake at 400 for 15 minutes and 350 for an additional 45 minutes- if the chicken starts to get too dark on top at the end tent with foil
Notes
If you want to go the extra mile and make your own spiced honey (which I do) I use this recipe: https://mayeightyfive.com/blog/spiced-honey
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Savory