Mediterranean Sheet-Pan Dinner

All over Pinterest and Facebook I keep seeing these yummy ideas for sheet-pan dinners.  A few weeks ago when we were at the pediatrician's office she was talking about how she made one the other day and it turned out good.  So, on Monday I decided to give it a try.  It was delicious, but I learned some things, so I'm going to share my experiences with you today, and my recipe!

First tip, don't use super thick chicken breasts.  I bet the little tenders would be perfect, or just normal sized portions.  I had giant breasts I got from Sprout's the other day and they took a while to cook, so this was not a quick 30 minute meal for my family.

Second tip, make sure to pat dry your ingredients if the are marinading, for example, artichoke hearts, olives, ect.  They really need to be dry so things don't turn out soggy.


Ingredients:
4 regular sized chicken breast portions or 8-10 breast tenders
1 can of artichoke hearts drained and patted as dry as you can get them
1 can of pitted green olives
1 small can of black or kalamata olives pitted
1 red bell pepper seeded and cut into large strips
2 red potatoes sliced 1/2" thick
1/2 a red onion cut into thick slices
olive oil
fresh thyme
salt & pepper
granulated garlic
balsamic glaze (bought at Trader Joe's) (you don't need this but it makes it pretty and give it extra flavor)
fresh basil for garnish

Directions:
Spray a large sheet pan with non-stick spray and pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel, place on a plate and season with salt, pepper, garlic and a little olive oil.  Place potatoes, peppers and onion on the sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic. Toss until everything is evenly coated.  Sprinkle with the fresh thyme.  Place the chicken on the pan and put in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes.  After 15 minutes add the artichokes and olives and place back in oven for 10 more minutes.  Remove from oven and let rest for about 5 minutes before drizzling with glaze and garnishing with basil. Enjoy!