Daddy's Welcome Home Dinner

Robert was gone all week in Odessa eating out 2-3 times a day so I wanted to make him something scrumptious for dinner when he got home! Boy did I succeed!! Ya'll must give it a try!!!


Baked Chicken with Onions & Leeks

Ingredients

2 cups thinly sliced onions
1 cup thinly sliced and washed leek, white and light green part only
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2-3 pounds bone-in chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks and/or breasts), skin removed, trimmed
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons minced shallot
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Preparation
1.Preheat oven to 400ºF.
2.Toss onions, leek, garlic, 2 tablespoons oil, thyme and salt in a large bowl until the vegetables are well coated. Spread the mixture in a nonreactive 9-by-13-inch baking dish (see Tip). Place the chicken pieces on the vegetables. Bake for 10 minutes.
3.Whisk mustard, shallot, rosemary, soy sauce and pepper in a small bowl; gradually whisk in the remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
4.After 10 minutes, brush the chicken with the mustard glaze. Continue baking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a leg or breast (without touching bone) registers 165°F, 30 to 45 minutes more. Serve the chicken with the vegetables.

The only thing I did different was that I used Basil instead of the Rosemary - don't like it/didn't have any!! I also made a roasted brocolli dish that was soakin good too!!

Roasted Broccoli with Lemon

Ingredients
4 cups broccoli florets
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
Lemon wedges

Preparation
1.Preheat oven to 450°F.
2.Toss broccoli with oil, salt and pepper. Place on a large baking sheet (not air-insulated) and roast until the broccoli is tender and blackened on the bottom, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve immediately, with lemon wedges

These recipes were taken from Eatingwell.com. A wonderful website - check it out!!