Name: One-Pan Paprika Chicken with Potatoes and Tomatoes

Ingredients:

• 6 to 8 chicken thighs (about 3 pounds, bone-in, skin-on, trimmed of excess fat)
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes
• 1 red onion, cut into 8 wedges
• 6 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes
• Handful thyme sprigs
• Leaves from 3 to 4 parsley sprigs, for garnish

Instructions:

• Heat the oven to 400º F and place a rack in the middle position.
• With scissors or a sharp knife, trim the excess chicken skin and fat from the thighs.
• Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, stir together the mustard, lemon juice, paprika, 2 tablespoons of the oil, and additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the chicken thighs and toss to coat.
• Set aside while you chop the vegetables.
• Cut the baby potatoes into halves.
• Peel the red onion and cut it into 8 wedges through the root end.
• Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, but keep them separate from the other vegetables.
• In a large baking dish (9x13-inch pan, 3-quart dish, or other similar sized baking dish), toss the potatoes, onion, and garlic with salt, pepper, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• Spread them evenly in the pan and top with thyme sprigs.
• Nestle the chicken into the vegetables and scrape any extra sauce over top.
• Bake at 400ºF for 30 minutes, uncovered.
• Remove the pan from the oven, scatter the cherry tomatoes on top, and return the pan to the oven.
• Bake another 25 to 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of a thigh registers 165ºF.
• Serve with a salad or crusty bread.

Comments: Prep Time 15 min, Cook Time 60 min
10/19/2014 - The recipe says the prep time is 15 minutes, but it took me 50. I mostly followed the recipe. The 2.9 lbs of chicken only were 4 thighs not the 6 to 8 expected. I substituted dried thyme for the sprigs. After baking the dish with tomatoes, my thermometer read 188º, quite a bit higher than the 165º required. We liked it.
A version of paprika chicken using heavy cream can be found at https://www.throughthefibrofog.com/creamy-paprika-chicken/.

Source: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/one_pan_paprika_chicken_with_potatoes_and_tomatoes/

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