CHICKEN AND POTATOES WITH GARLIC PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE

Crisp-smooth chicken baked to absolute perfection with potatoes and spinach. A complete meal in a single!

ingredients:

• 6 bone-in, pores and skin-on chook thighs
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 3 cups child spinach, more or less chopped
• sixteen oz toddler Dutch potatoes, halved*
• 2 tablespoons chopped sparkling parsley leaves

FOR THE GARLIC PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• four cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons all-motive flour
• 1 cup fowl broth, or more, as needed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 cup half and 1/2*
• half of cup freshly grated Parmesan
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

directions:

1. Preheat oven to four hundred tiers F. gently oil a 9×thirteen baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
2. Season chicken with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, to taste.
3. soften 2 tablespoons butter in a huge skillet over medium excessive warmth. upload hen, skin-aspect down, and sear each facets until golden brown, approximately 2-3 mins per facet; set apart.
4. soften last 1 tablespoon butter within the skillet. Stir in spinach and cook dinner, stirring every now and then, till it begins to wilt, about 2 minutes; set aside.
5. To make the garlic parmesan cream sauce, soften butter inside the skillet over medium warmness. upload garlic, and cook dinner, stirring regularly, until aromatic, approximately 1-2 mins. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
6. gradually whisk in hen broth, thyme and basil. cook, whisking constantly, till incorporated, approximately 1-2 minutes. Stir in half of and half and Parmesan till barely thickened, about 1-2 minutes. If the mixture is too thick, add extra milk as needed; season with salt and pepper, to flavor.
7. place fowl in a single layer into the organized baking dish. top with potatoes, spinach and cream sauce.
8. region into oven and roast until completely cooked via, reaching an internal temperature of 165 levels F, about 25-30 minutes.
9. Serve at once, garnished with parsley, if favored.