Quick Thanksgiving Home-Cooked Meal Anyone with a Little Cooking Skills can Make!
November 22, 2022
If you're like me, visiting a new city and unsure where to go out for Thanksgiving dinner, your friends are going out of town, your sister is slammed working two jobs, and you're not sure you want to be the only single person at a restaurant, then maybe this recipe will solve your holiday dilemma. What's great is you can make it with a turkey breast and use the same rubs too.
But if you're not in the mood for turkey, then just follow this recipe from a Lifestyle and Nutrition Expert whom you may recognize from Food Network, Chef Mareya Ibrahim, who wrote a cookbook called, Eat Like You Give A Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive.
She understands the stress that comes with preparing a Thanksgiving meal. She also understands the need for a delicious offering!
One-pot meals are easy to prepare and clean up, and they also offer the same nutritional value as a more complicated dinner. Preparing everything in one dish makes it easier to ensure that several food groups are included on everyone's plate. Chef Mareya has prepared the PERFECT Thanksgiving one-pan meal for everyone this week.
Garlic & Herb Roasted Young Chicken with sides of Brussels sprouts, Carrots, Wild Rice Stuffed Delicata Squash & Cinnamon Spice Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
Young chicken (4 lbs)
Fresh garlic
Fresh Thyme
Sea Salt, Pepper & EVOO
Brussels sprouts
Balsamic Vinegar
Baby Carrots
Delicata squash
Wild rice blend
Sweet potatoes
Ghee
Cinnamon spice
Directions
Prepare the Chicken by mixing fresh garlic, thyme, sea salt, oregano, pepper, and EVOO and rub it on the chicken breast (under the skin) and on top of the skin.
Toss veggies with EVOO and balsamic, salt and pepper.
Stuff delicata squash with Wild rice blend (She used a Far East packet blend and pre-cooked in the microwave until al dente; finished in the oven.)
Slice sweet potatoes and pat with a small amount of ghee and a dusting of cinnamon/pumpkin spice.
Place all on a large roasting tray.
Roast in the oven at 400F for 50 min, then turn up the heat to 450 for the last 10 minutes.
And maybe while you're cooking, consider playing this new feel-good Thanksgiving song by Crowder!
But if that doesn't rock your boat, then check out Matthew West's Thanksgiving offering. If this doesn't make you crack a smile...
But seriously, music does calm the nerves so try this jazz collection which plays for 3 hours and should do the trick:
And the best part, here's a bunch of recipes to create an awesome Thanksgiving dessert because is it really Thanksgiving without a fall-inspired dessert? And because watching a video makes it easier, check these delicious choices here:
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Enjoy your day whatever you end up doing!