When it come to sheet pan dinners, I am usually not a huge fan. Most of the time the sheet pan is too crowded, items of food cook at different rates, things get soggy, and the seasoning is boring. However, I make the exception for this adobo chicken sheet pan dinner. It uses produce and meat that cook at the same rate, has incredibly tasty seasoning, and all the flavors and textures come together amazingly!

Key Ingredients and Substitutions:

  • Skin on chicken thighs – I love skin on chicken thighs for this recipe because the fat from the skin renders and flavors the vegetables and potatoes beneath it. If you don’t like the skin, you can do skinless chicken thighs. I do not recommend substituting with chicken breast because it will dry out.
  • Adobo seasoning – buy an adobo blend that is salt free so you can control the salt levels. I love Burlap and Barrel’s Adobo spice, but you can also find others at amazon or grocery stores.
  • Yams / sweet potatoes – this potato is great for a sheet tray meal because it takes around 30 minutes to cook and stays moist. You can also use Japanese sweet potatoes, purple potatoes, or other sweet potatoes of choice.
  • Bell peppers- any color bell pepper works for this recipe. You can also use a pablano pepper or any pepper of choice.
  • Red onions – make sure to slice these kind of thicker, they cook the fastest out of anything in this bunch. You can also substitute for any onion of choice.

  • SERVINGS:  4
  • PREP TIME: 15 Mins
  • ACTIVE TIME: 30 Mins
  • TOTAL TIME: 45 Min

This is the perfect weeknight, one pan meal!

Ingredients:

  • 4 skin on, bone in chicken thighs
  • salt
  • 3 tbsp adobo seasoning
  • 2 yams, quartered into large wedges
  • 3 bell peppers, seeds removed and sliced into 1 inch slices
  • 2 red onions, sliced into 1 inch slices
  • olive oil

Preparation:

STEP 1.

Preheat the oven to 400*F.

STEP 2.

Salt the chicken thighs on both sides generously. Coat in 2 tbsp of adobo seasoning and set aside.

STEP 3.

In a bowl add the sweet potatoes, bell peppers and red onions. Generously coat with olive oil so it is evenly coated. Season with salt and the remainder 1 tbsp of adobo seasoning.

STEP 4.

Spread the vegetables and potatoes onto a parchment lined sheet tray. Top with the chicken thighs and transfer to the oven. Roast for 35 minutes.

STEP 5.

Remove from the oven and serve.