Pan-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Apples and Cherries
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Kid-Friendly
Ingredients
1 tbspbutter
1tbspolive oil
saltto taste
pepperto taste
4chicken thighs
2applespeeled and thinly sliced
1/2cupcherriespitted
1/4tspsea salt
1/4tspred pepper flakes
1/2tsp fresh thyme
1/2 cupchicken stock
Instructions
In a large cast iron skillet, melt butter and add olive oil. Add chicken thighs, sprinkled with salt and pepper, to the skillet skin-side down. Cook for 12 minutes, flipping once. Remove from skillet and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tbsp of fat from the skillet.
In a large mixing bowl, add apples, cherries, sea salt, red pepper flakes and fresh thyme. Mix together with a wooden spoon.
Add the apple cherry mixture into the same skillet. Add chicken stock and cook for 2-3 minutes or until apples begin to soften.
Place chicken thighs back into the skillet with apple cherry mixture. Place skillet into the oven at 475 degrees for 15-20 minutes.