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Sheet-Pan Ginger Chicken, Potatoes & Greens

Sheet-Pan Ginger Chicken, Potatoes & Greens is a one-tray family dinner built around roasted chicken thighs, baby potatoes and green beans. It's designed for GLP-1 medication users managing low appetite, with protein-dense chicken and small, appealing portions that scale easily for the rest of the family.

Prep time 15 min
Cook time 35 min
Total time 50 min
Servings 2
Difficulty easy
Per serving 506 cal · 32g protein

Ingredients

  • 300 g boneless skinless chicken thighs — trimmed
  • 300 g baby potatoes — halved
  • 100 g green beans — trimmed
  • 15 ml olive oil
  • 6 g garlic — minced
  • 5 g fresh ginger — grated optional
  • 15 ml lemon juice optional
  • 2 g dried italian herb mix optional
  • 2 g salt optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F (use 190°C/375°F if you're sensitive to roasting smells).
  2. Toss the chicken thighs and halved potatoes with olive oil, garlic, ginger, herbs and a little salt on a lined sheet pan.
  3. Roast for 20 minutes, then add the green beans to the tray, tossed with a little of the pan juices.
  4. Return to the oven for a further 12-15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender.
  5. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice over the tray before serving.

Tips for GLP-1 users

Smell-sensitive: steam the green beans separately instead of roasting them on the tray, and roast at the lower 190°C/375°F temperature.

Family scale: double every base quantity (600g chicken thighs, 600g potatoes, 200g green beans) for four adult servings. Kids' portions can be served deconstructed straight off the tray — no extra family-only ingredients are needed.

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