One Pan Asparagus, Leek and Chicken Dinner
Simple, healthy and Jersey Fresh.
Ingredients
- 2 lemons
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 5 Jersey Fresh garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup Jersey Fresh dill chopped
- 1 large bunch Jersey Fresh asparagus trimmed
- 2 large bunches Jersey Fresh Leeks cleaned and sliced into rounds
- 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken parts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- In a small bowl, place the zest of one lemon and its juice.
- Add oil, glarlic, salt and pepper and mix well. Add half od the dill and mix. (Save the rest for finishing.)
- Place asparagus in a large bowl and spoon some marinade over top. Toss to combine then place on a parchment lined baking pan.
- Add the leeks to the same bowl and toss with a little more of the marinade. Add to the baking sheet.
- Add chicken to the bowl with the remianing marinade. Toss to coat and then nestle the chicken amongst the vegetables.
- Zest the remianing lemon over the chicken, asparagus and leeks. Slice the lemon into rounds and layer over the asparagus.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. (You can finish the pan under the brioler for a few minutes to brown things up.)
- Sprinkle the remaining chopped dill over the warm dish just before serving.