Maple-Garlic Roasted Chicken and Potatoes: A Flavorful Delight!
This Maple-Garlic Roasted Chicken and Potatoes recipe is a perfect combination of savory and sweet flavors that will excite your taste buds. The juicy chicken drumsticks and thighs, paired with the tender chunks of potatoes, make this dish a perfect family meal.
Ingredients
- 1 stick 113g of unsalted butter
- 6 chicken leg quarters split into drumsticks and thighs
- 6 large Yukon Gold potatoes cut into chunks
- 24 cloves of garlic unpeeled
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup 60ml of maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Place the butter in a roasting pan and melt in the oven. When melted, swirl to coat the bottom of the pan.
- Add the chicken, potatoes, and unpeeled garlic cloves into the pan, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Turn the chicken, potatoes, and garlic to coat with the butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes, basting 3 times with pan drippings.
- Brush the maple syrup over the chicken pieces, and spoon pan drippings over the potatoes.
- Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the chicken and potatoes are tender and browned.
- Squeeze garlic from the baked cloves, and spread the soft garlic over the chicken. Pour pan juices over chicken and potatoes.
Notes
If you don't have Yukon Gold potatoes, you can substitute with another variety of potato.
You can adjust the amount of maple syrup to your liking.
If you prefer, you can peel the garlic cloves before roasting them.
You can adjust the amount of maple syrup to your liking.
If you prefer, you can peel the garlic cloves before roasting them.
