Dinner

Za'atar Rubbed Chicken With Carrots, Beets and Labne

Za'atar Rubbed Chicken With Carrots, Beets and Labne

Cathy Erway
Cookbook Author

Recipe courtesy of SHEET PAN CHICKEN: 50 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Cook Dinner. Copyright © 2020 by Cathy Erway. Photography by Lizzie Munro. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

00:15
Prep
00:40
Cook
00:55
Total Time

Ingredients & Directions

Directions

Za'atar-Rubbed Chicken with Carrots, Beets, and Labne

1 1/2 to 2 lbs
Bone-in, skin-on chicken legs or thighs
1 lb
Carrots (can be a mixture of colors), halved lengthwise (and quartered, if thicker than 1 inch)
1 lb
Beets (can be a mix of types, such as Chioggia or golden), quartered or cut into eighths, to make wedges about 1 inch thick
1
Medium red onion, quartered
1/4 cup
Extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons
za'atar
1 teaspoon
Salt
1/2 teaspoon
Black pepper
1/4 cup
Pine nuts (optional)
About 4 oz
Labne or Greek yogurt
1/2 cup
Fresh parsley or mint (optional)
  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  2. Spread the chicken, carrots, beets, and onion over a sheet pan.
  3. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with the za™atar, salt, and pepper.
  4. Place the chicken skin-side up and the carrots and beets cut-side down.
  5. Roast for 20 minutes, then flip the carrots and beets and rotate the pan.
  6. Roast for another 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken skin is very crisp and a kitchen thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 160°F.
  7. Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts (if using) in a small saucepan over medium-high heat just until they brown lightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
  8. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  9. Spread the labne all over the bottom of a large serving dish.
  10. Place the roasted chicken and vegetables on top.
  11. Scatter the toasted pine nuts (if using) and the parsley over everything and serve.

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Dinner

Za'atar Rubbed Chicken With Carrots, Beets and Labne

Za'atar Rubbed Chicken With Carrots, Beets and Labne

Cathy Erway
Cookbook Author

Drumsticks

Made With:

Drumsticks

Recipe courtesy of SHEET PAN CHICKEN: 50 Simple and Satisfying Ways to Cook Dinner. Copyright © 2020 by Cathy Erway. Photography by Lizzie Munro. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Yield: 4

00:15 Prep
00:40 Cook
00:55 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

Za'atar-Rubbed Chicken with Carrots, Beets, and Labne

1 1/2 to 2 lbs
Bone-in, skin-on chicken legs or thighs
1 lb
Carrots (can be a mixture of colors), halved lengthwise (and quartered, if thicker than 1 inch)
1 lb
Beets (can be a mix of types, such as Chioggia or golden), quartered or cut into eighths, to make wedges about 1 inch thick
1
Medium red onion, quartered
1/4 cup
Extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons
za'atar
1 teaspoon
Salt
1/2 teaspoon
Black pepper
1/4 cup
Pine nuts (optional)
About 4 oz
Labne or Greek yogurt
1/2 cup
Fresh parsley or mint (optional)
  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  2. Spread the chicken, carrots, beets, and onion over a sheet pan.
  3. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with the za™atar, salt, and pepper.
  4. Place the chicken skin-side up and the carrots and beets cut-side down.
  5. Roast for 20 minutes, then flip the carrots and beets and rotate the pan.
  6. Roast for another 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken skin is very crisp and a kitchen thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 160°F.
  7. Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts (if using) in a small saucepan over medium-high heat just until they brown lightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
  8. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  9. Spread the labne all over the bottom of a large serving dish.
  10. Place the roasted chicken and vegetables on top.
  11. Scatter the toasted pine nuts (if using) and the parsley over everything and serve.