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With half the butter and fat without compromising on buttery flavour, this Sheet Pan Garlic Herb Butter Chicken is a complete sheet pan chicken dinner with roasted potatoes and green beans!
Believe it or not, this chicken recipe is low in fat and absolutely incredible. It tastes so sinful yet contains half the fat of a regular butter sauce. You honestly won’t be able to tell the difference!
I absolutely love sheet pan dinners. Just like our Sheet Pan Lemon Parmesan Chicken Milanese, or this Easy Sheet Pan Chicken Cordon Bleu & Dijon Cream Sauce, Sheet Pan Garlic Herb Butter Chicken couldn’t be easier!
The best thing about sheet pan meals is using them for meal prep, like this Chicken & Sweet Potato recipe. Store any leftovers in single serve, airtight containers and you’ll have lunch sorted for the next few days!
Do you see how buttery this looks? This has to be the most perfect garlic herb butter sauce for chicken without worrying about squeezing into your jeans afterwards.
HOW TO MAKE GARLIC HERB BUTTER SAUCE
Every weekend, we have a Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken on the table. That chicken was the inspiration for this sheet pan dinner!
But, how is it possible to create a buttery sauce with half the butter, you may be asking? The secret lies in your very on kitchen cupboards or refrigerators.
- Butter: yes, you do still need some butter ✔︎
- Garlic: of course there’s garlic ✔︎
- Herbs: rosemary, thyme and parsley ✔︎✔︎✔︎ (or use what YOU like)
- The magic ingredient: chicken broth OR stock! YES! It absolutely works. You get ALL the buttery flavours from the butter melding with the broth but with only HALF THE FAT. All without compromising ANY of those classic buttery flavours!
HOW TO MAKE SHEET PAN GARLIC HERB BUTTER CHICKEN
In three easy steps, you can roast/bake your chicken breasts and potatoes. With these easy to follow steps, your sheet pan garlic herb butter chicken is guaranteed to be one of the best things you’ve ever cooked!
- Combine butter, garlic, herbs and broth
- Pour over chicken and potatoes
- Bake!
4. Make sure everything is seasoned well before cooking.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
I added green beans in the last 15 minutes of cooking time for a little greenery. Make sure you give them a toss through the sauce and then the pan juices to ensure they don’t miss out on flavour. Don’t forget to season them with salt and pepper.
You can also replace the green beans with:
- Grilled Asparagus
- snow peas
- zucchini
- eggplant
The options are endless!
And just like that, dinner is served. Perfectly cooked, juicy sheet pan garlic herb butter chicken breasts with fluffy, crispy roast potatoes and green beans.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH SHEET PAN GARLIC HERB BUTTER CHICKEN
You can pair your dish with our Buttery Sautéed Green Beans or a fresh Avocado Feta Cucumber Salad.
More Sheet Pan recipes:
Full Breakfast with Garlic Butter Mushrooms
Garlic Herb Chicken and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan
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Sheet Pan Garlic Herb Butter Chicken & Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth or stock
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted, reduced fat or light butter if counting calories/fat
- 1 tablespoon garlic or 4 cloves, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons fresh parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt adjust to your tastes
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked pepper to season
- 4 boneless chicken breasts skinless, 5 ounce
- 1 pound baby potatoes peeled and quartered into 1-inch pieces, Yukon gold or White Carisma Potatoes work the best
- 1 pound green beans or asparagus
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C | 400°F. Lightly grease a baking tray / sheet with cooking oil spray, or a light coating of oil. Set aside.
- Combine together the butter, broth (or stock), garlic, parsley, thyme and rosemary together in a bowl.
- Place chicken on the baking sheet and arrange the potatoes all around the chicken. Toss 1/2 cup of sauce through the chicken and potatoes, and season well with salt and pepper. Lightly spray all over with olive oil spray or cooking oil spray.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or when potatoes just start to become golden.
- Carefully remove baking tray from the oven and flip each chicken breast. Move the potatoes to one side and place the green beans around the chicken on the other side of the baking sheet. Pour the remaining garlic herb butter sauce over the beans, toss well and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (no longer pink in the middle) and potatoes are for tender.
- Broil (or grill) for 2-3 minutes until chicken is golden and potatoes crisp.
- Sprinkle with fresh chopped herbs (optional), and serve immediately with pan juices.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I was skeptical about drowning everything in the buttery chicken broth sauce, but I need not have worried. It was late afternoon, and I was looking for something quick and easy for dinner. This fit the bill. I put it on the table almost apologetically, but my husband raved about it and told me he’d like this in the regular rotation. In fact, we had it less than a week ago and he’s already requested it again!
Loved it! Used the herbs from our garden. I did carrots, zucchini and potatoes. Thanks
Came out perfectly!
I made it with Asparagus and it was delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Made this last night and it was definitely a hit.
I used brussels sprouts instead of green beans or asparagus, finished with a slight drizzle of balsamic glaze. Absolutely delicious.
Thank you!
Just discovered this recipe and made it for dinner. My picky son loved it! I made double the herb garlic sauce and added carrots with the green beans and potatoes. Delish! This recipe is a keeper, I have already forwarded it to several interested friends. Thank you!
Fantastic. Always on the look out for recipes I can adjust to 1 or 2. This was amazing. Had a large chicken breast (260 gr) so I sliced in half. Used a 10″ CI pan, small potatoes, Broccoli. Eyeballed the liquids and herbs. Melted butter & stock together, added herbs to stock. Pre-heated the toaster oven. Followed your instructions. wonderful! Even managed to brown the chicken with the grill on the toaster oven. (had to raise the hot rack but it was worth it!) Supper was ready! and so was lunch for the following day! Thank You!
How long would you cook this if you used thighs?
Hello Karina,
Found your site while looking for sheet pan dinners. This recipe sounds yummy. Please tell me what size of sheet pan you suggest for this recipe.
Delicious Wishes from Canada !
Yvonne
The smell throughout the house was amazing then the pan came out and it was delicious!!