January 10, 2020

5 Ingredient Roasted Chicken Thighs with Veggies

Name: 5 Ingredient Roasted Chicken Thighs with Veggies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless chicken thighs; 1 jar Mesa de Vida Smoky Latin sauce (Can sub sauce of choice); 1 tbsp cooking oil of choice (olive oil, ghee, or your favorite cooking oil); 4 cups asparagus (Can sub veggies of choice)

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Ingredients

2 lbs boneless chicken thighs
1 jar Mesa de Vida Smoky Latin sauce Can sub sauce of choice
1 tbsp cooking oil of choice olive oil, ghee, or your favorite cooking oil
4 cups asparagus Can sub veggies of choice

Instructions

PREHEAT oven to 425
IN a medium bowl, toss boneless chicken thighs in pre-made sauce of choice. (Reserve 1/4th of the jar if you'd like to use it as dipping sauce.) Line a full-size baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the chicken thighs on one half of the sheet.
ROAST chicken at 425 for about 5 minutes.
MEANWHILE, toss or brush asparagus with cooking oil. After 5 minutes, remove baking sheet from oven, add asparagus to the baking sheet, and return to the oven for about 15 minutes, or until the chicken thighs are cooked through and the asparagus is roasted to your taste.
SERVE with the reserved Mesa De Vida sauce for dipping, or with other dipping sauces based on your family's tastes.

Notes

Photo by Sarah Steffens

Chelsea Long

Chelsea Long lives in San Diego with her husband and three kids. Formerly an English as a Second Language instructor at the University level, Chelsea shifted her interest to holistic health after giving birth to her son. Her degrees in Communications and Education serve her well as she works with the Whole30 team to support content and branded content projects. Chelsea is a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200) and is passionate about helping others find healing through yoga, meditation, and nutrition.