Fennel Roasted Chicken And Peppers
- 20m Prep Time
- 30m Cook Time
- 50m Ready In
Roasted chicken legs with fennel and orange zest, served over bell peppers and wilted spinach with feta cheese. A complete meal with extra roasted peppers for another use.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp orange zest finely grated
- 6 bell peppers (red, yellow and orange) cut into 1-inch chunks
- 6 clove garlic thinly sliced
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp pepper
- 4 small chicken legs
- 4 cup baby spinach
- 2 oz feta cheese crumbled
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 9 of 10 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 542 mg
- Iron: 6.2 mg
- Magnesium: 121 mg
- Phosphorus: 483 mg
- Potassium: 1518 mg
- Zinc: 3.79 mg
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp pepper
- 4 small chicken legs
- 4 cup baby spinach
Prepare
- 1 tbsp orange zest, finely grated
- 6 bell peppers (red, yellow and orange), cut into 1-inch chunks
- 6 clove garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 oz feta cheese, crumbled
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Heat the oven to 425°F. In a small skillet over medium heat, toast the fennel seeds and orange zest, stirring frequently, until lightly browned and fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder or blender and pulse until finely ground. Set aside.
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Step 2.
On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss the bell peppers and garlic with 4 tablespoons of the olive oil, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ¾ teaspoon pepper. Transfer half the vegetable mixture to a second rimmed baking sheet, spreading both into even layers.
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Step 3.
Rub the chicken legs with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, then rub with the ground fennel-orange mixture. Nestle the chicken legs among the vegetables on one baking sheet. Roast both sheets (one with chicken and vegetables, one with only vegetables) until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through (internal temperature reaches 165°F) and the peppers are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside the sheet with only vegetables for another use; refrigerate if not using right away.
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Step 4.
Transfer the chicken to plates. Scatter the baby spinach over the roasted peppers on the chicken sheet and toss until the spinach just begins to wilt, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese and serve with the chicken.