Open Sesame Roast Chicken And Veggies

Total Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 chicken breasts, with bones and skin
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 3 large potatoes, cubed
• 1 cup broccoli floret
• 1 cup yellow onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 dissolve brown sugar and salt into the water by heating. cool water down to room temperature and add chicken, let brine for at least 2 hours in the fridge.
• 3 whisk together sesame oil, soy sauce, honey, lime juice and garlic.
• 4 remove chicken from the brine and shake off excess moisture. dip chicken breasts into the sesame oil mixture and set aside.
• 5 add potatoes, broccoli and onion to the sesame mixture and coat thoroughly. pour all into a casserole dish and top with chicken. pour any extra sesame mixture over the top of the chicken.
• 6 cover with foil and bake 40 minutes.
• 7 remove foil, baste if desired. there will be excess moisture in the bottom of the casserole dish.
• 8 lower heat to 350 degrees and bake 10-15 minutes more, or until the skin of the chicken is crispy.
• 9 plate the meat and veggies and pour juices from the bottom of the casserole dish on top.