Easy Roasted Chicken & Garbanzo Beans

{Easy} Roasted Chicken & Garbanzo Beans is another amazing recipe my mom brought when they were just here visiting. My parents bought me a new cast iron pan and it was awesome for this meal. It makes a perfect family dinner that is super quick and easy to make! You use a spatchcocked chicken! A WHAT? Yeah, that was a new term for me, but the link includes a great video on how to prepare and roast the chicken. I love this great recipe and tutorial! The chicken is absolutely delicious and the roasted garbanzo beans are incredible! I think I will double the beans next time.

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{Easy} Roasted Chicken & Garbanzo Beans

{Easy} Roasted Chicken & Garbanzo Beans is an amazing meal that is quick and easy to make. It is full of awesome flavor and makes a perfect family dinner!

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Course: Main Dish

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

• 1 spatchcocked chicken
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 1 can 15.5 ounces chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• Fresh lime juice for serving
• Fresh cilantro leaves for serving

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees
• Season chicken with coarse salt and ground pepper and place, breast side up, in a pan
• Roast 15 minutes
• Remove from oven and add chickpeas, rinsed and drained, to pan
• Roast chicken until juices run clear when pierced between breast and leg (an instant-read thermometer should read 165 degrees when inserted in thickest part of a thigh, avoiding bone), about 15-20 minutes
• Let rest 5 minutes
• Drizzle with fresh lime juice and sprinkle with fresh cilantro leaves before carving

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