Name: Chicken with Winter Squash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tomato; 1/2 onion; 3 garlic cloves; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp thyme, crumbled and divided; ¾ tsp sea salt, divided; 1 pound each skinless chicken drumsticks and skinless thighs; olive oil cooking spray; 4 cups peeled, diced butternut winter squash (about 2 medium); 1 cup organic apple juice; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1/8 tsp pepper, or to taste

Description

A colorful chicken dish that is easy to make and will please the entire family.

Scale

Ingredients

1 tomato
1/2 onion
3 garlic cloves
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp thyme, crumbled and divided
¾ tsp sea salt, divided
1 pound each skinless chicken drumsticks and skinless thighs
olive oil cooking spray
4 cups peeled, diced butternut winter squash (about 2 medium)
1 cup organic apple juice
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 tsp pepper, or to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Combine tomato, half onion, and garlic and process to make tomato sauce
In a small bowl, stir together tomato paste, paprika, ½ teaspoon of thyme, and ½ teaspoon of sea salt. Spray baking tray with cooking spray. Rub chicken with tomato paste mixture and set aside.
In a 9” x 13” baking pan, stir together squash, apple juice, garlic, pepper and remaining ½ teaspoon thyme and ¼ teaspoon sea salt. Place chicken pieces on top of squash.
Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove cover and continue baking for an additional 20 minutes.
Transfer to a serving platter arranging cooked chicken pieces on top of squash.