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Honey-Mustard Chicken Sheet-pan Bake with New Potatoes

Name: Honey-Mustard Chicken Sheet-pan Bake with New Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 6 chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on; 500 g new potatoes, halved; 3 carrots, in batons; 1 red onion, in wedges; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 1 lemon, juiced; 2 thyme sprigs

Chicken thighs glazed in honey-mustard roasted over new potatoes, carrots and red onion - the reliable one-tray dinner every week needs.

A sweet-sharp glaze over chicken and root vegetables, with the oven doing nearly all the work. When tastes shift week to week, a familiar roast is an easy dinner to say yes to, and the potatoes, carrots and onion bring the fiber that the later weeks of pregnancy tend to call for.

Honey-Mustard Chicken Sheet-pan Bake with New Potatoes - Chicken thighs glazed in honey-mustard roasted over new potatoes, carrots and red onion

50 min Easy Omnivore ProteinSeleniumFiberAntioxidants

Per serving (approx.): 620 calories · 42 g protein · 46 g carbs · 30 g fat · 7 g fiber

Ingredients

for 2 people

6chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
500 gnew potatoes, halved
3carrots, in batons
1red onion, in wedges
2 tbspolive oil
2 tbsphoney
2 tbspwholegrain mustard
1lemon, juiced
2thyme sprigs

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Method

Toss. Heat the oven to 400F (200C). Toss potatoes, carrots and onion with oil on a big tray; nestle in the seasoned chicken.
Glaze. Whisk honey, mustard and lemon; brush over the chicken.
Roast. Roast 40-45 minutes, basting once, until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are golden in the sticky juices.

Worth knowingOne tray, no decisions, cooked-through chicken and two vegetables already on board - the template midweek pregnancy dinner.

Is this safe during pregnancy?

Yes - as written it follows the standard pregnancy food-safety rules. Poultry needs to be cooked all the way through, which is what NHS guidance on foods to avoid asks, so check the thickest thigh at the bone before serving: the juices should run clear with no pink left. Beyond that, just give the vegetables and thyme a good wash before they go on the tray - everything else here sits on the safe list.

Substitutions & allergens

Skinless chicken breasts work instead of thighs - add them halfway through the roast so they stay juicy.
Maple syrup can take honey's place in the glaze, same amount.
Dijon makes a smoother, slightly sharper glaze if wholegrain mustard is not in the fridge.
Sweet potato wedges or any waxy potato roast happily in place of new potatoes.
Dried thyme replaces the sprigs - a couple of pinches is plenty.

Storage & reheating

Cool the tray quickly, get leftovers into the fridge within 1-2 hours, and eat them within 48 hours, reheated steaming hot all the way through and only once, per FSA chilling and reheating guidance. Chicken and vegetables freeze well if bagged on the day of cooking; defrost in the fridge and eat within 24 hours - though the potatoes come back a little softer than they went in.

Checked against the public guidance we follow - see our sources & editorial standards.

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This is general information, not medical advice - always check with your doctor or midwife. See our sources and standards.