Roast Chicken & Fennel
Holly
ingredients
- 1 large bulb fennel, cored and chopped (3 c)
- 5 t extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 T fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 T freshly grated lemon zest
- 2 cloves garlic, quartered
- 1/2 t freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 t salt
- 4 chicken drumsticks, skin removed
- 2 T pine nuts
- 2 T white-wine vinegar
directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 450.
- 2
Toss fennel and 2 T oil in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes.
- 3
Meanwhile, place rosemary, lemon zest, garlic, pepper and salt together on a cutting board. Rock a chef’s knife through the ingredients until they are minced into a fine paste. Transfer the paste to a small bowl and combine with 1 t oil. Rub the paste over the drumsticks.
- 4
Heat the remaining 2 t oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the drumsticks; cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 4-5 minutes.
- 5
After the fennel has roasted for 10 minutes, stir in pine nuts and place the browned drumsticks on top of the fennel. Return to the oven and bake until the fennel is golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the drumstick without touching the bone registers 165 F, 15-20 minutes more. Remove the chicken from the pan. Toss the fennel with vinegar in the baking dish, scraping up any browned bits. Serve the fennel with chicken.
notes
9 points
Source: Eating Well
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