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Sheet-Pan Chicken With Grapes and Fennel

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Roasted chicken thighs with fennel grapes olives croutons and dill on a sheet pan.
Roasted chicken thighs with fennel, grapes, olives, croutons, and dill on a sheet pan.Photo by Breanne Furlong, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht

Fennel and grapes are a classic pairing, lending any dish where they appear together a vaguely Tuscan air. Here they are roasted alongside bone-in chicken thighs until tender and juicy (and the seasoned chicken skin is nicely crisp), then topped with a scattering of buttery, briney green olives and the feathery fennel fronds. Torn pieces of crisped-up sourdough are the best part of this sheet-pan dinner. When soaked in a mixture of smoky chicken and burst grape juices, the big, flavorful croutons will be the first to disappear.

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