Chicken and Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner Recipe - Savory Nothings (2024)

This Chicken and Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner is such an easy family meal – everything cooks right on the same sheet pan in the oven!

Easy Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

I like to speed up dinner prep (and avoid lots of dish washing) with sheet pan dinners. You know, where you cook everything right on the one pan – from the chicken to the asparagus and even the potatoes!

• You only have the one sheet pan to wash – so easy to clean up afterwards!
• Prep time is super quick, especially if you use baby potatoes: It’s very little work to prepare the potatoes and vegetables, and then you just roast everything in the oven.
• We’re adding the asparagus only for the last 10-15 minutes of the baking time, so nothing gets overcooked or undercooked here.

Ingredients you’ll need

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

Ingredient notes

• Chicken: I use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs for this recipe. I feel like they yield the juiciest result. You can also make this recipe with boneless/skinless thighs or boneless/skinless chicken breasts, but you will need to roast the potatoes by themselves for 15 minutes first, before adding the chicken to the pan to bake for around 20-25 more minutes. Otherwise, the chicken will be overcooked.
• Asparagus: The thickness of the asparagus dictates when you need to add it to the pan. Very thin asparagus spears will only need 8-10 minutes, medium spears 10-12 minutes and thicker spears 15-18 minutes. Mine in the photos needed 15 minutes, for reference.
• Potatoes: You can use regular potatoes instead of baby potatoes, if you prefer.It’s just a little extra prep work. If using regular potatoes, youmight want to peel them(depending on the cleanliness/toughness of their skin).You’ll also want todice them into roughly 1.5 inch pieces.
• Lemon:If you don’t have any lemon (or don’t like it), you can alsouse the balsamic glazefrom myBalsamic Glazed Chicken Sheet Pan Dinneron the chicken thighs instead.
• More flavor: Want to marinade your chicken thighs before baking them? Try myGreek Chicken Marinade, my Balsamic Chicken Marinade or my Lemon Garlic Chicken Marinade!

How to make a Chicken Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner

1. Toss the chicken and potatoes with some olive oil on a sheet pan, then season with the blended spices and seasoning (I toss the potatoes with the spice mix and rub it on the chicken thigh skin for maximum flavor).

2. Neatly arrange the potatoes on one side of the pan, the chicken on the other. Tuck a few lemon slices underneath the chicken thighs – I place them underneath and not on top to get the lemon flavor on the chicken, but to ensure the skin still gets crispy.

3. Roast the chicken and potatoes for 20 minutes, then carefully remove from the oven and place the chicken on top of the potatoes with the help of kitchen tongs. Baste with the juices from the pan.

4. Place the asparagus on the now-empty side of the pan, toss in the juices and season with some extra salt and garlic powder and arrange with the lemon slices.

5. Finish roasting for another 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked and the asparagus and potatoes are tender. Serve immediately.

Recipe tips

• The chicken thighs takearound 30-35 minutesto bake.Since the asparagus is done a lot faster, itgoes on the sheet pan for only the last 10-15 minutes, that way you don’t end up with overcooked vegetables. So, please don’t ignore this part of the instructions!
• To make sure everything fits on one pan, you’llplace the chicken on top of the potatoes after the first 20 minutes. That way the juices from the chicken drip down on the potatoes and give them so much extra flavor – win! This means the potatoes will stay more soft though and won’t get very roasted. For a roasted finish on them, remove everything else from the pan once the chicken is done. Drain any juices from the pan (save them – serve them like a sauce with the chicken!), then flip the potatoes all to face upwards and broil for 1-2 minutes.
• If your chicken thighs get too dark on top before the asparagus is done, move your pan to the lower-middle rack in your oven to keep the chicken further away from the heat on top.
• Make sure your chicken reaches an internal temperature of at least 165°F for safe consumption.

Tips for leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven at 400°F until piping hot all the way through.

Serving ideas

We enjoy this sheet pan dinner with a tossed green salad in a tangy Lemon Poppy Seed Salad Dressing. It’s also delicious with a Creamy Cucumber Salad, a Cucumber Tomato Salad or even a fully loaded Cherry Tomato Salad, if you need to bulk things up a little.

If you’re feeding big eaters or need to stretch the meal, you can also pass some bread to make sure everyone has enough food. My No Knead Bread (or No Knead French Bread!), Easy Homemade Bread or Easy Sourdough Bread are all great to mop up all of those delicious pan juices.

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Printable recipe

Recipe first published on 04/22/2019. Updated with new photos, better text and slight improvements to the recipe on 04/13/2021.

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