Chicken and Butternut Squash
- 4 bone-in chicken breasts, skinned or 2 lbs chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 5 cups cubed peeled butternut squash (1/2 inch) or 2 14 lbs butternut squash (1/2 inch)
- 1 teaspoon fines herbes or 14 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 3 tablespoons dry white wine or 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium chicken broth
- Heat oven to 450F Spray roasting pan with cooking spray.
- Place chicken in pan.
- Brush chicken with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper.
- Place squash in large bowl; drizzle with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil.
- Sprinkle with fines herbs or Italian seasoning and remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; toss well.
- Spoon squash around chicken.
- Roast uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165F).
- Remove chicken and squash from pan; cover to keep warm.
- Add wine to pan drippings; heat to boiling over high heat, stirring to loosen brown particles.
- Reduce heat; cook 2 minutes or until sauce is reduced to 1/4 cup.
- On each of 4 plates, place 1 chicken breast and 1 cup squash.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon sauce over each chicken breast.
chicken breasts, olive oil, salt, ground pepper, butternut squash, fines herbes, white wine
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-and-butternut-squash-495870 (may not work)