This roast chicken and kale comes together all in one pan, making it really easy to make any night of the week and a breeze to clean up! Seasoned chicken roasted on a bed of kale and other vegetables is a hearty and complete meal, perfect for serving to the family, or have leftovers for another night! Delicious and nutritious, this is definitely a recipe you will want to keep in rotation!
In a small bowl, combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, and onion powder for the chicken seasoning. Mix and set aside.
Pat the chicken pieces dry with paper towels. Set aside.
Vegetables:
Toss kale leaves, sweet potato, and cauliflower together with the extra light olive oil.
Spread vegetables evenly in a large baking dish. Do not worry if it looks like a lot; it will sink as it cooks.
Layer sliced onions on top of the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper.
Chicken:
Lay the chicken on the vegetables, skin side down and sprinkle half of seasoning over the chicken pieces.
Flip the chicken pieces over so they are skin side up and sprinkle the remaining seasoning over them.
Cover the baking dish with foil or a lid and bake for 25 minutes.
Remove the foil or lid and roast for another 35 minutes until chicken is cooked (internal temperature should be 165F/74C) and vegetables are tender. Serve immediately.
Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.
Notes
You can substitute the bone-in chicken thighs with boneless chicken thighs.
If using boneless chicken thighs, adjust the baking time to only 25 minutes after removing the foil from the baking dish.
You can use other chicken pieces besides thighs.
Using chicken with the skin on makes for more flavorful chicken, but you can do skinless, boneless chicken, if desired. .
Toss in other vegetables like bell peppers, carrots, etc. or stick with all kale if you do not want a vegetable mix.
Add garlic cloves with the skins on to roast with the chicken and vegetables and you'll have creamy roasted garlic to go with the meal!
Do not worry if the pan is really full when it's ready to go in the oven. Everything cooks down and will be about half the height it was when it went in!
Rice Option: Rinse 1 ½ cups long-grain rice and spread in bottom of baking dish. Add 2 cups chicken broth. Continue with the recipe as stated with the vegetables and chicken and cooking time.