Herb Roasted Chicken With Paprika Potatoes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 teaspoons butter, at room temperature
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 4 chicken thighs, skin-on and bone-in
• 2 potatoes
• olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, halved

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 using parchment paper, line a large baking sheet with shallow sides.
• 3 remove the leaves from the thyme and coarsely chop - you should have around 2 tablespoons.
• 4 place half in a small bowl.
• 5 stir in the butter, garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper.
• 6 evenly divide the mixture and stuff under the chicken skin.
• 7 sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and place on 1 side of the baking sheet.
• 8 bake in the centre of the oven for 10 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut into large bite-size chunks.
• 10 place in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil, the sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
• 11 toss until evenly coated.
• 12 after 10 minutes, place on the baking sheet with the chicken and continue to bake, basting occasionally, for 25 minutes.
• 13 during the last 5 minutes, scatter the tomatoes on the baking sheet.
• 14 serve, sprinkling the chicken with the remaining chopped thyme.