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5 from 3 votes

Citrus Baked Chicken

Grapefruit and lemon mixed with rosemary and onion create the most AMAZING baked citrus chicken sheet pan meal. You have to try it to believe it! 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Chicken, Citrus, Grapefruit, Lemon, One Pan
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 582kcal
Author: Aprilgolightly

Ingredients

  • 4 Chicken thighs
  • 4 Chicken Legs
  • 1 Grapefruit
  • 1 Lemon
  • 1 Onion 1/4 of it chopped finely, ¾ of it chunked in bite size pieces
  • 1 Fennel Bulb sliced in rings, including fennel fronds, if any
  • 2 Rosemary sprigs
  • 4 Potatoes scrubbed and chopped into bite size pieces
  • 3 Cup Baby Carrots
  • 1 Sweet pepper de-seeded and chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 tsp Garlic minced
  • 1 tsp Chili flakes dried
  • ¼ Cup Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Seasoned salt
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F.
  • Season chicken pieces with seasoned salt and pepper. Place in a LARGE bowl or Ziplock Bag.
  • Remove leaves off of the rosemary sprigs and chop finely. Set aside.
  • Zest both the lemon and the grapefruit. Squeeze the lemon and reserve the juice. 
  • With a knife, CAREFULLY cut the peel and the pith from the grapefruit, and segment its pieces individually. Set the segments aside.?
  • Place the zest, the lemon juice, rosemary sprigs, and any residual juice from the grapefruit in a bowl and combine. Add salt, pepper, chili flakes, and garlic. Set aside.
  • In another large bowl, place carrots, fennel, onion, potatoes and sweet pepper together. Add the grapefruit sections and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the olive oil in the bowl with the vegetables, season with salt and pepper and mix well. Place onto a parchment lined sheet pan.
  • Pour the bowl of zest and rosemary into the bowl holding the chicken pieces. Roll and mix the pieces around to ensure they get well coated with the marinade.
  • Nestle the chicken pieces onto the sheet pan around the vegetables. Try to keep it all on one layer. Bake in the oven for approximately 60 minutes or until the chicken is nice and browned.

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Nutrition

Sodium: 609mg | Calcium: 114mg | Vitamin C: 71.9mg | Vitamin A: 10205IU | Sugar: 7g | Fiber: 8g | Potassium: 1383mg | Cholesterol: 153mg | Calories: 582kcal | Saturated Fat: 8g | Fat: 35g | Protein: 31g | Carbohydrates: 35g | Iron: 6.9mg