Roast Chicken and Vegetables

So since we pigged out on delicious food all weekend, this week has been a little more on the low-key, less fattening side. Monday night was definitely a "no rice, no pasta" kind of night. Chicken and veggies were the players in this meal.

I also didn't want to include a lot of sauces, and seeing as I got my delicious Florida Sunshine seasoning at Mickey's Pantry this weekend, I decided I would use that. It is a salt blend, so I didn't want to use too much, but luckily, there was no need to! The seasoning itself was delicious. If you don't have this seasoning, no worries... use 1 1/2 tbsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp grated ginger, and 1/2 tsp lemon zest. It also uses dried rose petals, so if you want to pulverize some and toss that in, too - great!

I had a lot of veggies, and I really wanted to use them so that they didn't go bad.


Roast Chicken and Vegetables

Ingredients
1/4 cup chopped onoins
1 large red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
1 large yellow pepper, seeded and sliced
6 asparagus spears, chopped
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
6 baby carrots, chopped (I used organic, non-engineered carrots, and I also threw in the chopped greens from the tops of the carrots - they added a pretty intense flavor)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp Florida Sunshine seasoning
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp black pepper

4 boneless, skinless, chicken thighs
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp Florida Sunshine seasoning


Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix vegetables, garlic, paprika, Florida Sunshine, olive oil, and pepper in a large bowl until completely mixed and vegetables are coated.

Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.  Season chicken with pepper and Florida Sunshine.  Place chicken on the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes on one side. After 10 minutes, turn chicken and place vegetables on the sheet as well, spreading as evenly as possible.  Bake for another 10 minutes. Once 10 minutes have passed, change the setting on the oven to broil, and leave chicken and vegetables in oven. Broil until the chicken and vegetables begin to brown, about 4-6 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

xoxo

Jen

P.S. This is an original recipe. :)