Tomato-Thyme Butter Roasted Chicken
with Potatoes, Broccoli & Crema
- Milk
Now with more chicken! You asked, we listened: This isn't the HelloFresh you remember. Bigger menu. Upgraded recipes. Increased portion sizes. More variety. The best way to cook dinner just got BETTER. Roasted chicken, potatoes, and veggies—one of our ultimate comfort food combinations—come together in just an hour with this simple sheet pan dinner. You'll rub a half chicken with savory seasoned butter and pair it with potatoes, broccoli, and scallions. It's all roasted until crisp and juicy, then finished with a drizzle of crema and a shower of fresh scallion greens.
Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
1 unit
Tomato Paste
16 ounce
Potatoes
1 teaspoon
Dried Thyme
1 unit
Broccoli
1 unit
Half Chicken
2 unit
Scallions
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
4 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to middle position (middle and top positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.
Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary. Trim scallions; cut whites into 1-inch pieces and thinly slice greens.
Place 4 TBSP butter (8 TBSP for 4) in a small microwave-safe bowl and tightly cover with plastic wrap; microwave until softened, 20-40 seconds.
Stir in tomato paste, half the Fry Seasoning, half the thyme, salt, and pepper.
Toss potatoes, broccoli, and scallion whites on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, garlic powder, remaining Fry Seasoning, remaining thyme, salt, and pepper. Arrange in a single layer, leaving an empty space in the middle for chicken (for 4 servings, arrange veggies across entire sheet).
Pat chicken* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper. Place, skin side up, in middle of baking sheet (for 4, add chicken to a second sheet). Rub seasoned butter all over chicken to evenly coat. TIP: Don’t forget to coat the underside of the chicken!
Roast chicken and veggies on middle rack until chicken is browned and cooked through and veggies are tender, 40-50 minutes (for 4, roast chicken on top rack and veggies on middle rack, swapping rack positions halfway through). (If chicken is browning too quickly, cover with aluminum foil and continue to bake!) TIP: To ensure chicken is cooked through, insert a thermometer into the innermost part of the thigh and breast (avoiding any bones). Once chicken is cooked, the bones may still appear pink—this is OK!
Place sour cream in a second small bowl. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
Once chicken and veggies are done, let chicken rest for at least 5 minutes.
Transfer chicken and veggies to a serving plate; drizzle with crema and garnish with scallion greens. Serve family style.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the savory tomato-thyme butter, though some found it too acidic or bland. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated the simple sheet pan approach, but cooking times need adjustment for even results.
- Suggestions: Cook broccoli separately or add it later to prevent burning. Consider tenting chicken with foil to avoid charring.
- Portions: Some felt the half chicken provided little meat for two; others loved the bone-in chicken for its homey feel.
- Texture: For juicier results, try using chicken legs or thighs instead of breast meat, which some found dry.
Reviews from our home cooks
The flavor of this dish was amazing but there were definitely some things that I'd change about the recipe. The broccoli probably shouldn't be cooked with the potatoes and chicken. The broccoli was burnt to a crisp while everything else was perfect (and I like my broccoli a little burnt). I'd also have preferred if instead of half a chicken we both got the same part of the chicken, like 2 legs/thighs. The same cut as in the picture.
I have had Hello Fresh's half-chicken meals a couple of times now, and this was probably the best of the bunch--the tomato-thyme sauce was delicious, and though these half chickens are kind of a pain to cook and eat, the flavors are worth it!
This is the second time the broccoli (and in the past, Brussels sprouts) burned even though I cut back on the time. Fool me twice, shame on me. In future I will cook them my own way and separately. The chicken was good.
The broccoli should be added when there's about 15 mins left in cooking time. Cooking the broccoli with the potatoes and chicken for 40-50 mins causes the broccoli to burn.
Really good, but chicken cooks faster than time and the tomato paste was burned a bit
The chicken turned out amazing! We really loved how savory this was. A new favorite
This was a fast easy toss it together toss it in the oven for yum!
The chicken was very bony and little meat. The tomato thyme butter mixture should have been under the skin to get a good flavor throughout the chicken.
The highs were good but the breast was very dry. I roasted 30 min and the chicken was way overcooked. Flavor was good.
Shows a thigh and leg but I got half a chicken. So it wasn't what I expected
