Trader Joe’s Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs
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These Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs are an all-in-one easy weeknight dinner packed with flavor and made on one pan! You’ll love the bold kick of heat, tender chicken thighs, and corn for added nutrition with minimal effort.
Why You’ll Love These Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs
- One pan meal: With healthy corn and juicy chicken thighs, this recipe makes an entire meal on a single baking sheet!
- Easy without lacking flavor: Thanks to delicious chicken, a fantastic chili sauce, and fire roasted corn, this sheet pan chicken dish boasts elegant, restaurant-quality flavors.
- One shopping trip: All of the ingredients for this recipe can be found at Trader Joe’s, so you can grab everything in one haul!
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Trader Joe’s. They have some amazing and unique ingredients that can be used as shortcuts for meals that will put your favorite restaurants to shame!
This sheet pan meal takes advantage of their flavorful and tender shawarma chicken thighs, frozen fire roasted corn, and chili onion sauce for a flavorful and satisfying sheet pan dinner. It doesn’t get any easier than this!
And if you’re like me and can’t get enough simple sheet pan chicken dinners, let me point you in the direction of my Sheet Pan Gochujang Chicken Thighs and these Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas.
Ingredients for Trader Joe’s Chicken Thighs
- Shawarma chicken thighs: These perfectly seasoned boneless chicken thighs are great as a starting point for a quick dinner that’s loaded with flavor.
- Fire roasted corn: Another TJ’s find, this corn adds a nice amount of subtle sweetness and charred, smoky flavor.
- Chili onion sauce: This sweet and spicy sauce includes dried garlic and dried onion for the perfect amount of savory crunch and delicious heat!
How to Make Chicken Thighs
Step 1. Bake chicken. Place the chicken and red onion on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes.
Step 2. Make sauce. Meanwhile in a separate small bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, crunchy onion chili sauce, and lime zest.
Step 3. Remove onion. To prevent it from burning, remove the onion from the baking sheet and transfer it to a plate.
Step 4. Broil. Add the corn to the baking sheet around the chicken thighs and broil on high for 2 to 3 minutes, or until everything is hot and charred to your liking. Squeeze fresh lime juice over the chicken and corn, add the sauce, and top with cotija crumbles and fresh cilantro.
Recipe Tips and Variations
- Extra Veggies: For some added nutrition, include chunks of veggies like bell peppers, zucchini, brussels sprouts, eggplant, or something heartier like carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, or turnips.
- Make it a Bowl Dinner: For a fun serving alternative, shred the chicken thighs and serve everything over Ginger Rice. You can also use the chicken and corn as a filling for wraps with some lettuce and tomato and load them up with the homemade chili sauce!
- BBQ Style: Brush unseasoned chicken thighs with your favorite BBQ sauce before baking and once more before broiling.
You aren’t limited to Trader Joe’s if you want to make this recipe! If you want to make this recipe using ingredients from any grocery store, use this Greek Yogurt Chicken recipe and any frozen corn!
Storage and Reheating
Allow the leftovers to cool to room temperature, then transfer to an airtight container. Your leftovers should last in the fridge for 3 to 4 days, and can be frozen for several months. The leftovers keep pretty well, so this is also a great recipe for meal prep.
Reheat in the oven at 350 degrees F until the chicken thighs are heated through. To prevent the chicken from drying out, cover it with aluminum foil. From frozen, allow your leftovers to thaw in the fridge for a bit before reheating for best results.
What to Serve with Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs
These baked chicken thighs are already a complete meal, but to make this recipe go even further pair it with a healthy side salad like this Zucchini Salad or a Chopped Vegetable Salad!
I also love this simple Green Beans Almondine that you can quickly whip up while the chicken bakes, or a batch of Air Fryer Biscuits.
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Trader Joe’s Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt, (or mayo)
- 2 tbsp crunchy chili onion sauce
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 1 package Trader Joe's shawarma chicken thighs
- 1 bag fire roasted corn
- 1 red onion, (or 3 shallots)
- Cotija cheese, crumbled
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F and lightly grease a sheet pan with olive oil. In the meantime, combine the Greek yogurt, crunchy chili onion, and lime zest.
- Place the chicken and red onion on the sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the sheet pan from the oven and set the broiler on high. Meanwhile, add the corn to the pan and remove the onions if they are cooked to your liking. Return the sheet pan to the oven, a few inches from the broiler and broil for 2-3 minutes to crisp the tops of the chicken and cook the corn.
- Remove the sheet pan from the oven and squeeze lime juice over the corn and chicken. Top with the crunchy chili onion sauce, crumbled cotija cheese and cilantro.
