Hoisin Orange Sheet Pan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

This Hoisin Orange Sheet Pan Chicken dinner combines juicy chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, oranges, and fresh cranberries. An easy, nutritious sheet pan chicken dinner to make your life easier!

This Hoisin Orange Sheet Pan Chicken dinner is a winner! It features tender chicken marinated in an Asian-inspired sauce with nutrient-rich sweet potatoes. Best of all, it's all roasted in one pan with fresh oranges and cranberries. Delicious!

I had planned to make my Hoisin Orange Glazed Chicken Thighs today, but I suddenly realized I could reduce my meal prep time by cooking everything together. That favorite recipe got a quick makeover and resulted in this Hoisin Orange Sheet Pan Chicken instead.

🛒 Ingredients

You'll find a complete list of ingredients with quantities in the recipe card below.

Chicken and sweet potatoes

• chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on
• sweet potatoes
• oranges, 1 for the marinade, 2 for slicing
• fresh cranberries
• honey

Marinade ingredients

• hoisin sauce, gluten-free brand
• orange juice, freshly squeezed
• orange zest
• tamari sauce (gluten-free) or coconut aminos for paleo diet
• fresh garlic, minced
• fresh ginger finely grated
• green onion (scallion) for optional garnish

🔪 Instructions

1. Whisk the marinade ingredients together. Put the chicken in a marinating bag or dish and add two-thirds of the marinade. Let it marinate for 45 minutes, or up to several hours.
2. Heat your oven to 400°F.  Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into thick (about ¾ inch) pieces.  Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Slice two oranges. 
3. Cover a sheet pan with foil (if desired, for easy clean-up). Heat the pan in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove the pan, then arrange the sweet potatoes, chicken thighs, and sliced oranges on the pan. Brush the chicken pieces with a little of the hoisin marinade. Transfer to the oven to roast for 40 minutes, basting with the reserved marinade every 10 to 15 minutes. 
4. Remove the sheet pan from the oven, and brush the chicken and potatoes lightly with honey. Scatter fresh cranberries on the sheet pan. Return to the oven for 5 minutes or until the cranberries begin to pop, the sweet potatoes are fork tender and the chicken is cooked through. (The chicken should register 165°F. when measured with an instant-read meat thermometer.)

👍🏼 Top Tips

🕑 An easy meal to prep ahead of time

For those times when you know you'll be busy the following day, prepare this meal ahead of time.

• Chop the vegetables the day before and store them in a resealable bag or another airtight container. in the fridge.
• Combine the sauce ingredients ahead of time and store the sauce in a jar or other airtight container in the fridge.

🍽 Serving Suggestions

Enjoy this easy, one-pan chicken dinner!

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📖 Recipe

Hoisin Orange Sheet Pan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

This Hoisin Orange Sheet Pan Chicken dinner with sweet potatoes makes juicy chicken with hints of orange, ginger and garlic. Add fresh tart cranberries for colour and flavour! Paleo.

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Course: Entrée/Main

Cuisine: Asian

Diet: Gluten Free

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 579kcal

Author: Elaine

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Equipment

sheet pan

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 medium chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on
• ▢ 3 medium sweet potatoes
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil, extra virgin
• ▢ ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ 3 medium oranges, 1 for marinade, 2 for slices
• ▢ ½ cup fresh cranberries
• ▢ 1 tablespoon honey

Hoisin Orange Marinade

• ▢ ⅓ cup hoisin sauce, Check the label to make sure it is a gluten-free brand.
• ▢ ⅓ cup orange juice, freshly squeezed
• ▢ 1 teaspoon orange zest
• ▢ 1 tablespoon tamari, gluten-free,
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fresh ginger finely grated
• ▢ 1 medium green onion (scallion) for optional garnish

Instructions

• Whisk marinade ingredients together. Put chicken in a marinating bag or dish and add two-thirds of the marinade. Let it marinate for 45 minutes, or up to several hours.
• Heat oven to 400°F.  Peel sweet potatoes and cut in thick (about ¾ inch) pieces.  Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil, sprinkle with salt. Slice two oranges. 
• Cover a sheet pan with foil (if desired, for easy clean-up). Heat the pan in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove and arrange sweet potatoes, chicken thighs, and sliced oranges on sheet pan. Brush chicken pieces with a little of the hoisin marinade. Transfer to oven. Roast for 40 minutes, basting with the reserved marinade every 10 to 15 minutes. 
• Remove from oven, brush chicken and potatoes lightly with honey. Scatter fresh cranberries on the sheet pan. Return to oven for 5 minutes or until cranberries begin to pop, sweet potatoes are fork tender and chicken is cooked through. 
• Serving suggestion:  serve with green vegetables, such as steamed broccoli, sautéed boy choy or other greens. Garnish with thinly sliced green onions, if desired.

Notes

Roasting time will depend on the type of sheet pan you use. I used an aluminum half sheet for this recipe. Stoneware sheet pans often take less time. 

Nutrition

Serving: 2thighs | Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 215mg | Sodium: 958mg | Potassium: 1409mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 24412IU | Vitamin C: 70mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 3mg

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