One Pan Chicken with Bacon and Acorn Squash

Time QUICK MEDIUM LONG Difficulty EASY MEDIUM HARD
Taste MEH OK GOOD AMAZING Yields LITTLE MEDIUM LOTS

Ingredients

• 5 slices maple bacon
• 4 servings of chicken (4 chicken breasts, 8 chicken thighs)
• 1 acorn squash
• 2 tsp butter
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp sage + 1 tsp sage
• S&P

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Cook bacon in pan until almost cooked, it will get crispy when cooked with everything. Chop bacon into chunky pieces. Reserve 1 tbsp bacon grease.
3. Brown butter on medium-high in pan, swirling the pan while it browns. This takes only a couple of minutes. Let sit 1 minute to cool.
4. Mix spices with butter in large bowl. Toss chicken in the mixture. Put chicken on a large baking pan.
5. Cut acorn squash into half moons. Add squash to same bowl used for chicken, adding bacon grease, more sage, and S&P. Toss. Add to baking pan.
6. Add bacon to baking pan.
7. Bake until chicken is cooked, 30-35 minutes. Stir/mix halfway through.
8. Enjoy!

Recipe from: Cooking for Keeps – One Pan Chicken with Bacon and Acorn Squash