Sheet Pan BBQ Chicken Thighs with Green Beans and Potatoes

Active time: 15 min. Total time: 1 hour
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 thigh, 1/2 cup green beans, 2 potato wedges) 

Looking for a sheet pan meal that’s just as delicious as it is seamless? These tender, juicy sheet pan chicken thighs have just enough bbq sauce glaze to make them super tasty and beautiful. The potatoes get cooked until they’re tender in the middle, but crispy on the outside, and the green beans cook while the glaze achieves perfection. Everything comes together in an hour, and cleanup is a breeze. Be sure to section off the sheet pan and make enough room for each ingredient so you won’t have to waste time or oven heat. 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound medium-size russet potatoes (about 2 potatoes), cut lengthwise into 8 wedges, patted dry
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, divided
  • 4skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 lb.)
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 8 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
  • 1/4 cup bottled barbecue sauce

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Toss potato wedges with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the smoked paprika.

Step 2

Spread potatoes in single layer over 1 quarter of prepared baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until slightly browned and crisp around the edges, about 20 minutes.  

Step 3

Remove baking sheet from oven. Place chicken thighs, skin side up, on half of baking sheet. Sprinkle evenly with pepper, 3/4 teaspoon of the salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika. Bake at 425°F until opaque and slightly browned, about 15 minutes. 

Step 4

Toss green beans with lemon zest and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Remove baking sheet from oven. Place beans in a single layer in remaining quarter of baking sheet. Spoon 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce over each chicken thigh, and return baking sheet to oven. Bake at 425°F until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thighs registers 165°F, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

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