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Oven vegetables with chicken thighs and purple sweet potatoes

3-4 people · Oven dishes / chicken dishes

Recipe photo: Oven vegetables with chicken thighs and purple sweet potatoes (chicken dishes)

This sheet pan dish depends on everything working in the oven at the same time. The vegetables become soft and aromatic, the chicken legs add spice to the tray and the purple sweet potatoes make the whole thing particularly harmonious in terms of appearance and taste.

Timing

  • Preparation: 15 minutes
  • Oven time: 45-50 minutes
  • Total: approx. 60-65 minutes

Estimated nutrition

per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.

Energy
≈ 720 kcal
Protein
≈ 40.3 g
Carbohydrates
≈ 42.1 g
Fat
≈ 41.6 g

Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.

Calculation basis

Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.

Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping

  • 2 purple sweet potatoes · ≈ 500.0 g
  • 2 peppers · ≈ 300.0 g
  • 2 carrots · ≈ 160.0 g
  • 1 onion · ≈ 100.0 g
  • 1 zucchini · ≈ 250.0 g
  • 2 tbsp oil · ≈ 27.3 g
  • 4 chicken legs · ≈ 840 g · Estimated edible amount without bones or shells

Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria

Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken legs
  • 2 purple sweet potatoes
  • 2 peppers
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 1 zucchini
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • Salt
  • pepper
  • Paprika powder
  • optional: garlic and rosemary

Instructions

  1. Cut vegetables and sweet potatoes into rough pieces.
  2. Season chicken thighs.
  3. Put everything on a tray or in a large oven dish.
  4. Mix with oil and spices.
  5. Cook at 190-200°C for approx. 45-50 minutes.
  6. Check the chicken at the end until the skin is nicely browned.
  7. Serve immediately hot.