Chicken with Butternut Squash
One of the perfect healthy and flavorsome dinnersfor the whole family! This dinner meal is loaded with a combo of chickenbreasts, butternut squash and flavorsome sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 (5-ounce) boneless, skin-on chicken breast halves
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 2 tbsp paprika
- as required salt and ground black pepper
- 1 cup apple cider
- 2 tbsp butter softened
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 2 cups butternut squash cut into ¼-inch cubes
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 420ºF.
- In asmall-sized bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of olive oil, paprika, and black pepper.
- Rub each chicken breast with oil mixture generously.
- Set aside for about 15 minutes.
- Heat an ovenproofwok over medium-high heat.
- In the wok, place the chicken breasts, skin side down and sear for about 4-5 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken breasts onto a plate.
- In the same wok, add apple cider, butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, and mustard and mixwell.
- Place the wok over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
- Meanwhile,in a large mixing bowl, add butternut squash, thyme, and remaining olive oiland toss to coat.
- Remove from heat and place the chicken breasts into the wok, skin side up.
- Place the butternut squash cubes into the wok and spread around the chicken.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Cut the butternut squash into equal-sized cubes.
Nutrition
Calories: 582kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 55gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 467mgPotassium: 915mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 7896IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 3mg
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