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This week’s featured dinner recipe is a simple one pan meal that’s guaranteed to impress you with incredible unique flavors, plus add a healthy dose of veggies & protein. Meet my sheet pan Moroccan chicken with sweet potatoes and cauliflower infused with cinnamon, cumin and turmeric spices then drizzled with a crazy good zesty feta dressing plus the addition of pistachios, cherries and a little cilantro for freshness.
This meal is HELLA FLAVORFUL and yes, only takes about 45 minutes from start to finish!
Ingredients in this healthy sheet pan Moroccan chicken
The theme of this gorgeous sheet pan Moroccan-spiced chicken is flavor and texture. You’ll find tender, crunchy veggies, cozy, warming spices, fun garnishes, and a drizzle of creamy feta sauce to bring everything together. Here’s what you’ll need to make this recipe:
- Chicken: I prefer using boneless skinless chicken thighs in this sheet pan dinner because they’re extra juicy and soak up all of the flavors well. Feel free to use chicken breasts if you’d like.
- Veggies: we’re roasting up the chicken with sweet potato, cauliflower, carrots, and onion.
- Spices: this dish gets a handful of Moroccan-inspired spices from cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, garlic powder & cayenne pepper.
- Garnishes: I love to top the meal with dried cherries, fresh cilantro, and roasted pistachios.
- For the sauce: we’re using my famous Creamy Feta Yogurt Dressingfor a delicious drizzle, made from greek yogurt, garlic, feta crumbles, fresh lemon juice, a little water, salt & pepper.
With each bite you’ll get flavorful chicken & veggies, sweetness from dried cherries, a little crunch from roasted salty pistachios and a creamy, cooling finish with the feta yogurt sauce. SERIOUSLY SO FREAKING GOOD YOU GUYS.
Customize your Moroccan-spiced chicken meal
With all of the beautiful textures and flavors, this recipe is easy to customize to your taste preferences! Here are some suggestions:
- To make vegetarian: try swapping the chicken for extra firm, cubed tofu! You can use the same spice mixture and bake it with the veggies.
- For the dried fruit: dried apricots, chopped Medjool dates, or golden raisins would also be delicious.
- For the nuts: feel free to omit to keep the dish nut free, or swap the pistachios for roasted chopped almonds.
How to meal prep this easy Moroccan sheet pan chicken
- After cooking everything according to the instructions, allow your chicken and veggies to cool completely and equally divide everything into 4 separate glass meal prep containers. If you’d like you could also add quinoa, chickpeas, couscous or cauliflower rice!
- Feel free to add the dried cherries, cilantro and pistachios, but I’d recommend leaving off the feta yogurt sauce until you’re ready to serve. You can store the sauce in a container like this one and simply add a bit more water, as needed, before using it.
- Store your meal prep containers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and enjoy a healthy lunch or dinner all week long.
More sides to serve with these baked Moroccan chicken thighs
This recipe not only makes and incredible, filling dinner for 4 (or meal prep dinner for 1-2!) but it’s also a great meal to feed more people with additional sides. Here are a few that would be wonderful:
- Caramelized Garlic Carrots with Spicy Cilantro Yogurt Sauce
- The Best Garlic Bread You’ll Ever Eat
- Crispy Smashed Potatoes
- One Pot Moroccan Chickpea Quinoa Salad
- Vegan Curried Broccoli Chickpea Salad
Check out all of my side dish recipes here.
More one pan meals you’ll love
- One Pan Creamy Thai-Inspired Peanut Chicken Couscous
- One Pan Tandoori Chicken with Spiced Coconut Rice
- Juicy Turkey Meatballs in Tomato Basil Sauce with Burrata
- Sheet Pan Roasted Veggie Tacos (with yummy sauce options!)
- Sheet Pan Kickin’ Curry Honey Mustard Chicken & Veggies
Get all of my one pan meals here!
If you make this sheet pan Moroccan chicken recipe, be sure to tag #ambitiouskitchen on Instagram. We’d also love if you would leave a comment below and rate the recipe. We appreciate you! xo.
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Sheet Pan Moroccan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes & Cauliflower
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 large sweet potato, cut into ½ inch cubes (about 2 cups cubed sweet potatoes)
- 2 cups small cauliflower florets (from about half a head of cauliflower)
- 1 yellow onion, cut into chunks
- 3 large carrots, sliced into ½ inch thick chunks (or use 6 small heirloom rainbow carrots)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Lots of freshly ground black pepper
- To garnish:
- ⅓ cup unsweetened dried cherries (or dried cranberries)
- ¼ cup diced cilantro
- ¼ cup chopped roasted pistachios (or sub roasted chopped almonds)
- For the feta yogurt sauce:
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt (whole milk or 2%)
- 1/4 cup feta crumbles
- ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water, to thin
- Freshly ground salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet or two small baking sheets with parchment paper or foil. Set aside.
- Add chicken thighs, sweet potato cubes, cauliflower, onion chunks, carrot chunks into a large bowl. Add in olive oil, turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt and pepper. Use clean hands to toss all of the ingredients together until well combined and spices evenly coat chicken and veggies. Pour onto prepared baking sheet (or evenly divide between two baking sheets.) You’ll want to group the vegetables as best as possible: carrots in one section, chicken in one section, cauliflower in one section and sweet potatoes and onions in one section (as indicated in the photos). Bake for 25-35 minutes, rotating the pan(s) and stirring vegetables halfway through to encourage even cooking. You’ll know it’s done when the carrots and sweet potatoes are fork tender.
- While the meal is cooking, you can make the feta yogurt sauce by adding the garlic, yogurt, feta, lemon juice and water to a food processor; process until smooth. Add a bit of salt and pepper to taste and process once more. Set aside until ready to serve.
- Once chicken and veggies are done cooking, remove from oven and immediately sprinkle dried cherries, cilantro and pistachios on top. You can either drizzle the feta yogurt sauce on top of the sheet pan meal or serve it on the side for people to enjoy as they so choose. Serves 4.
Recipe Notes
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Recipe by: Monique Volz // Ambitious Kitchen | Photography by: Eat Love Eats
This looks fantastic! What would you recommend for making a dairy-free sauce?
I was just going to ask the same question. 😃
A tahini sauce would be great! I might suggest our curry tahini sauce (you could skip the curry if you’re not into it): https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/healthy-curry-tahini-dressing/
Awesome idea, thank you!
Can you grill your chicken instead???
Yes, but you’ll still need to roast your veggies (or you could grill them in a foil pack!)
I made the sauce with dairy free plain yogurt and left out the feta. I added in some diced cucumber instead. It was really good! It needed less water than the original recipe called for. The yogurt flavor tastes so good with the flavor profile of the spices in the dish.
YUM! I am so glad you enjoying this dish and it turned out great for you 🙂
Yum! I’m going to try with chickpeas or tofu instead of chicken 🙂
Melissa, could you report back? I was thinking of the same thing! These veggies and flavors sound amazing!!
I made this with tofu instead of chicken. I just cubed extra-firm tofu into bite-sized pieces and cooked the rest of the recipe as described. It was fantastic!
That sounds amazing!
Perfect! Enjoy!
The flavors paired so well! Roasted extra veggies so did two pans so they could spread out and get nice and crispy! Also did the chicken separately. Only did 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon because I was nervous about adding so much but it turned out so tasty! Made the feta sauce which paired nicely and cooked up farro as well. Easy meal with lots of leftovers!
Perfect! Love the idea of serving with farro 🙂 the best dinner!
I made this exactly as described. Delicious and different from meals i typically make! Very pretty as well.
Perfect! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
This was delicious! I loved how all of the spcies combined for such a unique flavor!
So happy you enjoyed!
Hi! Great and easy recipe but my parchment paper burned. Kind of scary. Looks like it has a burning point of 425 so maybe good to revise?
Sorry to hear that! I usually don’t have trouble as the olive oil spreads over the pan as well, but definitely use foil next time.
Really enjoyed this! Looking forward to trying it with toasted nuts and dried cherries! And with chickpeas instead of chicken! Flavour combination was excellent.
Perfect! Glad you liked it!
This dish is incredible. I LOVE the spice mix. I didn’t have the ingredients on hand for the garnish or sauce, but it was delicious without. I am putting this into my regular rotation. I will also try to sub chicken with tofu, just to change things up. When I made it, I used chicken breast and cooked them in the air fryer so they would stay moist; I still coated them with the spice mix.
Perfect! So happy you loved it!
Idea for using frozen cauliflower?? Cook in microwave beforehand or just put on pan while frozen?
I think you could thaw, drain the cauliflower then use it! Might not be as crunchy but still should be okay!
Sheet Pan Moroccan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Cauliflower was absolutely delicious.
I’m glad you liked it!
This is hands down my favorite recipe so far from your website! Love the flavors. One thing, I wish the sauce was a little thicker. Any ideas?
So happy to hear that! Feel free to mix the sauce without the water first to see if you like that consistency, and then add just a bit if you’d like it thinner 🙂
This is so tasty! Took me a lot longer than 20 minutes to prep…maybe 20 minutes without chopping the veg. The sauce is amazing! I didn’t have cilantro so left that out..used almonds instead of pistachios. So tasty. Also I did not group the veg in like groups on pan…I just kept the chicken to one side and left everything else mixed and it was fine. Will definitely make again and may just make the sauce for dip. Thank you for the fab recipe!
So glad you enjoyed! Noted on the prep time – everyone’s mixing and chopping times are a bit different 🙂 love the idea of the sauce for a dip, too!
Made this yesterday for mother’s day with your Moroccan quinoa chickpea salad (except used farro instead of quinoa) and it was SO good everyone loved it! Added some garam masala to the spice blend and some roasted broccoli to veggie medley and everything was perfection! I also cooked the chicken separately from the veggies because I like them a little firm and the chicken took about 45 min to cook. Will definitely be making again and again!
Such a great combo! Glad everyone enjoyed!
So good! Not something I normally make but this has so much flavor. My husband loved it too. Thanks!!
Amazing! So happy to hear that 🙂
Love your site. I’ve made the recipe twice now. The first time I thought the cinnamon was overpowering, so I cut it way back the second time and added some coriander. Both my husband and I liked it better that way. It’s great with boneless skinless chicken breasts. Gives them great flavor and allows dieters to avoid a few calories without missing out on taste. I added some green beans for the last 15 minutes and they worked well with the spices and other veggies.
Perfect! This one’s great for customizing to your taste preferences, too 🙂 glad you both enjoyed!
Wow Wow Wow. THIS RECIPE IS SOOO GREAT! I doubled the recipe to serve 6 adults and 2 kiddos. Subbed in paprika for cayenne pepper because we were out and had some folks who are afraid of too much spice. We used toasted almonds and dried cranberries in place of the pistachios and cherries because thats what was on hand. JUST SO GOOD. Seriously, everyone was licking the plates. That yogurt sauce – TOTAL YUM! Thank you so much for posting these beautiful recipes, Monique! They are helping me get through quarantine!
Perfect! So glad everyone loved it! One of my favs lately, too 🙂
spice mix was fantastic!
I’m glad you liked it!!
Well this is ridiculously delicious.. per usual.
So glad you loved it!
Made this tonight using chicken breasts and it was fabulous! Only wish I had doubled the recipe.
Perfect! Glad you loved this one!
Hi, I know this is ages later but did chicken breasts dry out in this recipe, or were they ok? I’d like to cut some fat out if possible. Thanks!
Delicious! I love these meals cause it’s so easy to prep the chicken and veggies days in advance and then just pop them in the oven right before dinner time. Sauce was so good! I added dill to it 😋 I sometimes skip the garnishes, but this time I think they are so important! The cherries, cilantro, and pistachios really added something to overall flavors.
Absolutely! Perfect for meal prep. Glad you love it!
I’ve made this recipe several times now, and its always a success! I highly recommend giving it a try if you are looking for something different to make. It really is delicious.
Such a great dinner! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Easy to make and great flavors! Going to make this a regular meal this fall/winter!
Perfect for the changing seasons! Glad you loved it 🙂
This recipe was delicious! So many flavors all deliciously mixed for a great dinner. All my family enjoyed it!
So happy to hear that! The perfect dinner 🙂
WOW. All I can say is wow. Seriously SO good! Love all the warm spices and the great combo of textures. Also such a great assortment of veggies! Super flavorful and the whole family loved, even my picky sister! Also pretty quick and easy to make.
Absolutely! So happy everyone loved it!
Another incredible, flavorful and EASY meal to pull together! You’ve been a life saver since having our son – healthy delicious and quick meals galore 🙂
Delicious and so easy! I made it tonight and will be adding it to my regular rotation.
Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
this is most helpful , I am working on changing my family to healthy food as many vegetables as possible
the spices help make it so tasty , i did not know how to make healthy and tasty at the same time
thank you so much
Perfect! Glad you found this one!
Really really loved this recipe. Saving this spice blend to use for other things! I reduced the cinnamon by ½ tsp and included some garam masala!
Perfect! And yes that spice blend is perfect for tons of different recipes.
Amazing! Couldn’t have loved it more and both kids enjoyed it as well.
So happy it was a hit!
Was wondering about freezing before baking or afterbaking trying to find make ahead meals
After you’ve tossed your chicken and veggies together with the spices feel free to divide them into separate freezer-friendly bags and freeze for up to 2 months! Then you can bake everything on a sheet pan as-written (but may need a bit of extra time).
Easy recipe that resulted in a delicious dinner
Glad you enjoyed!
This was an incredibly flavorful meal! Chopping and prep took a bit of time but it was so worth it and easy to leave once in the oven and multi-task. My husband said this is one of the best things we had for dinner in months!
So glad you both loved it!
This was delicious!!! I used fresh pomegranate seeds instead of dried cherries/cranberries. Super yummy!!! 10/10.
Perfect! Love that idea.
This was out of this world good and so easy to make using left over veggies about to go bad.
Didn’t have cauliflower so I used baby yellow potatoes. Only had white sweet potatoes so used those. I’m dairy free but an avocado cream sauce worked really well with this. And did not have pistachios but it was still delish. Just an incredible dish. Pairs well with quinoa. Ambitious Kitchen recipes never disappoint. My mom, sister, and I are obsessed with AK.
Perfect! This one’s great for customizing 🙂 so glad you loved it and I hope you keep finding new favorites here!
This was so good! Everyone who had it raved about it. I increased the spices a bit for extra flavour and used bone-in chicken thighs. I also served this with couscous. The chicken took a bit longer to cook but when everything finally came together, the whole dish was delicious. Will make again.
Love it! Great idea to serve with couscous. Typically bone-in chicken takes a bit more time, but glad it turned out well!
Delicious flavor combination. I added a little arugula and mixed it all together and it was fannnntastic!
Perfect! Love that!
This recipe was SO delish. The flavours were perfect and that sauce 🙌🏼 So so good. Thank you! Will definitely be making this again
So glad you loved it!!
Perfect presentation And I love the Morrocan flavours, It will be a nice hit for dinner
Absolutely!
So unexpectedly delicious!! The feta sauce is unreal and chicken so tasty! Will definitely be on repeat at our house.
Right?? So glad you loved it!
I made this for my family and they loved it! I doubled it and tossed everything together but put in on 2 large throw away tins so that it could spread out while cooking. Everything cooked fine and I had no problem with the chicken taking longer than the vegetables. We also loved the feta sauce and it was rich despite using yogurt. Excellent dish with unique flavors. A keeper for us.
Perfect! So happy to hear that!
Thank you for this amazing recipe, I doubled it for extras during the week. The spice combination was delicious!! I had extra vegetables and roasted them with the Moroccan spices…yum!! This will definitely be in our weekly rotation. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Love it! So glad you enjoyed!
Made this tonight and omg incredible!!! Seriously could eat every week and the spice blend with the sauce was amazing.
Monique, I love, love your dinner recipes and keep looking to see if you have a cook book coming 🙂 thanks for always providing such great recipes!!
Amazing! So happy to hear that. Fingers crossed for a cookbook in the future! 🙂
Love the warm spices in this dish! We make this regularly in our house. So good!
Such a great dinner!
This was so flavorful, easy to make, and will definitely be making this again!
So glad you loved it!
This recipe is such a winner, and a new go-to weeknight dinner for us. The flavor combo from the spices and toppings makes me feel like I’m eating a fancy restaurant meal, but it’s so so easy to prepare. Loved adding both chopped almonds and pistachios. Healthy and fulfilling!
Full disclosure – not a fan of sheet pan meals. I generally find them bland! This one is very good.
Super fast to make, but tastes amazing and presents well! Super bold flavor, I love it.
this was fantastic! the feta sauce is so easy and really takes this chicken dish to the next level. my husband and 1 year old just loved it all, and my mom thought it was such a fancy weekday dinner. this will definitely stay in our meal rotation.
Absolutely! Such a great meal prep dinner 🙂
Thanks for sharing! I wanted to make something with this kind of flavoring, and I am glad that I tried this recipe.
Has quickly become a weeknight staple! So flavorful! A great departure from “just another chicken night”
My roommates and I keep this recipe on hand at all times. It is so easy and genuine tastes amazing, which is shocking because I am not the best in the kitchen. We absolutely love, and couldn’t recommend it enough!
The flavors in this dish were INCREDIBLE! Only thing I’d change next time is spreading out into 2 pans so the veggies don’t overcrowd (they were a little soft). Will definitely be making again!
Delicious meal with so much flavor! The pistachios give it the best crunch!
Just made this for my family and they all LOVED IT (myself included)!! The spices, garnishes, and sauce all pair perfectly together 🙂
I love this recipe! When I added it to my recipe box, I kept the moroccan chicken seasoning and the creamy feta sauce (a must) and when I make it, I just use whatever veggies I have. My husband doesn’t like feta cheese but eats this with the chicken. It is so delicious!
Perfect! Love that idea. Glad it’s a hit!
Very delicious and so easy to make! You need to make the sauce it ties everything together.
Grocery delivery didn’t send our chicken so I used chickpeas instead, and this recipe was still a winner. I appreciate the time and effort AK always puts into getting the seasoning of a dish just right. This was incredible.
Perfect! Great idea to use chickpeas. Glad you loved it!
This meal quickly became an “old favorite.” The whole family loves it and it’s also one of my go-to’s to make for company or to drop off to a friend. Easy and so amazing!
Love that! One of my favs, too 🙂
This was so delish! Can’t wait for tomorrow’s leftovers!
Such a great dinner! Glad you loved it 🙂
So easy and outstanding flavours in this dish. My husband complains that I make too many chicken dishes for dinner, but he said this recipe was exceptional! Thank you for sharing your kitchen “magic” with us – over and over again.
Amazing! So happy to hear that 🙂
This is beautiful and delicious. It is one of the most flavorful dishes I have ever eaten. My husband says it’s company worthy!
Amazing! So happy to hear that!
Made this last night for myself and friends and we all enjoyed it! I did everything per the recipe but did not have any nuts to garnish. My only issue (and after reading the comments I think it was my error) is there seemed to be quite a bit of liquid on the pan. I think this was from the chicken (maybe too fatty or wet?). Next time I would just put it on a separate pan. I can see this would also be amazing with tofu or just as a huge tray of roasted veggies. The flavor profile was on point!
Glad it was a hit! Hmmm yes the liquid sounds like it came from a fattier chicken. Feel free to cook separately if you’d like 🙂
I didn’t expect much when making this, but… It blew me the **** away. It’s amazing. So good. 10/10 I’m not a fan of all the ingredients, but they are all perfect in the end product. Don’t leave anything out when making this.
Haha love that! One of our favorite dinners, too.
This is an excellent sheet pan recipe. I’ve made it twice now exactly as written (just doubled). It’s one of those rare recipes that my husband and two teen-aged boys all rave about. I personally think that the combo of the yogurt sauce and fruit/nut topping are what make it a standout. Truly a winner and very easy to make as well.
Love that! Perfect dinner 🙂
PHENOMENAL. One of the best recipes I’ve tried in the last year. So easy and sooo tasty. I didn’t keep the veggies separate on the tray, just had them all mixed up and it still turned out great.
I’m so glad! Easy and delicious 🙂
My husband and I loved this dish! Super easy and absolutely delicious. I used bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and cooked them on a separate tray since I thought they might need a little more time in the oven than the veggies. The yogurt sauce is clutch! Making this again this week 🙂
Perfect! So glad you both enjoyed!
Absolutely delicious! We subbed almonds for pistachios (bc we have tons of almonds), accidentally almost doubled the chicken, and totally changed the sauce. But it was sooooo yummy that we will put this on our rotation for sure!!
For the sauce, wifey doesn’t eat feta and we didn’t have lemon juice so I ended up adding a handful of cilantro, subbing like justice for lemon, and subbing grated parm for feta. We were sopping up the sauce with our rosemary bread haha! 🙂
I’m glad those swaps worked out well! Perfect dinner 🙂
This was so wonderful. The combination of the spices on the perfectly roasted chicken and veggies made for a delicious dinner. I would highly recommend!
So happy to hear you loved it, Caitlyn!!
We’ve made this dish several times now, exactly as written. We make a lot of sheet pan recipes, but this one is the best by far – it’s truly excellent. The final touch of the feta yogurt sauce really makes the entire dish a home run.
Oh, I’m SO happy to hear that, Heather! Glad you loved it. Isn’t that feta yogurt sauce addictive?!
My favourite recipe on this site! Everyone loves it and says it is restaurant-worthy.
You are right, this feta yogurt sauce is everything!!!!
Seriously!! Happy you think so, too 🙂
This was so easy and so good! We doubled it for leftovers for the week and used chicken breast instead of thighs
Great call to double it! Happy you guys enjoyed it 🙂
Love this recipe!!! Needed a quick, easy weeknight meal and was blown away by how flavorful this was. Will definitely be adding to the rotation!
Awesome! I’m so happy you loved this one 🙂
is it possible to use bone-in chicken thighs and how the cooking time will change?
Hi, there! Yes absolutely. I’m not exactly sure how much longer to cook them with the bone in, but you can take the temperature (the inside should read 165º) or cut into them to check.
This recipe is absolutely delicious! I didn’t have cauliflower so I used brussels sprouts instead and it was so yummy! The seasonings combined with the yogurt sauce and tart cherries was such a great flavor combo! I loved making this dish because it was easy to clean up while the sheet pans were baking! 10/10 will make again! Loved it!
This sounds great, but I’m allergic to cinnamon. Do you think it would be good without it, or is there a replacement you’d recommend?
Hi, Jennifer! Totally fine to leave the cinnamon out!
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Hi, Susan. Happy you’re a loyal reader!
Ads are how I keep my business running so that my recipes can stay free to readers like you. You’re welcome to hit the “jump to recipe” button at the top of the post to get straight to the recipe. Not sure what you mean about the video; we always include the recipe title within the first few seconds.
Hope this helps 🙂
I have made this recipe multiple time , including for company, it is easy to put together and absolutely delicious!
So happy you love this one, Karen! Such a great one for company 🙂
This has become one of my staple weeknight dinners! I made a big batch of the spice blend and put it on EVERYTHING!
I’m so glad to hear that! Aren’t the spices so gorgeous?!
Just overall loved the recipe and used dried cranberries instead of cherries. Loved the spices and the flavor of the thighs and they were so tender…thanks so much for the recipe
I’m so happy you loved it! Cranberries are great in here, too 🙂
I can’t rate this yet because I haven’t made it. Question: What vegetable can I sub for the cauliflower? My husband despises cauliflower unfortunately.
Hi! Ooh good question. Does he like broccoli? Or you could do white potatoes + more carrots instead of the sweet potatoes?
how can this small amount of food serve 4 people (unless 3 or under 2 yrs of age) and still have over 500 calories!! Not for me thx anyway.
Outstanding flavor profile!!!! 🙌🏻 Made on stovetop just using filleted chicken breasts, adding spices all in the form of dried herbs (including onion and garlic), dubbing paprika for cayenne, and sautéing in EVOO. WOW 🤩 Winner, winner!!!! Served with light brown basmati rice, green beans tossed in just EVOO and salt… next time want to add chickpeas. Will definitely make the whole recipe when I have more time! Love ❤️ all your recipes, Monique!! I’m calling it Rockin Morrocan Chicken at home, lol. My 4 year old even loved it! Thank uuuuuu
*subbing
Great flavours – easy clean up !
Very good, a nice change from other chicken thigh recipes. My husband made this using butternut squash since we didn’t have a sweet potato and dried ground mustard since we didn’t have turmeric. He didn’t make the sauce since we were missing ingredients but will make it next time. He wasn’t suretyere was enough of the spices but there was!!! He said he will make this again!
This is one of my all-time Ambitious Kitchen recipes. Such a crowd pleaser and such delicious flavors.
Whoops, all-time favorite*
So easy too, right?! Happy you love this one!
Delicious! Wonderful spice mix!
This was fantastic! The sauce and dried cherries totally make this dish! Very flavorful and fairly simple to throw together. I did use two sheet pans and tossed half the veggies with oil/spices, then the other half – put them on the sheet pans and then seasoned the chicken last – seemed easier to sort everything out that way for the sheet pans. Was ready in 30 minutes!!! My husband loved this one too!!!
This sounds amazing! I’m planning to make it tomorrow to have later in the week. How do you recommend reheating this when you make it in advance/meal prep? I’ll probably save two servings in the fridge and two in the freezer to have a couple weeks from now- do you reheat in the oven or microwave and if frozen do you thaw first?
Hi, Lori! Great question 🙂 Reheating in the oven will keep everything crispy buy microwave’s fine if that’s easier for you! If frozen, you could put it in the fridge to thaw the day before or defrost in the microwave.
This recipe is incredible!! One my husband and I will definitely make again and again 😍
That sauce! Will double next time. I used chicken breasts and took them out of the oven at about “half-time.” They were perfect. Because the cauliflower shrank so much from roasting (as cauliflower does), I’m going to double it next time. Also going to double the onion. Will probably add half again the spices. This was my first sheet pan dinner and it was a success!
I love this recipe so much and make it all the time! I’ve used both chicken thighs and breasts without issue and often add extra veggies. It’s so easy!! The feta sauce is the best part, and I also love the touch of tart sweetness from the dried cherries.
Thanks so much for the love! I’m SO happy you’ve enjoyed this one. Agreed — I could eat that feta sauce on just about anything!
Should I peel the sweet potatoes?
Totally up to you! As long as they’re scrubbed well the skin is fine to eat 🙂
how would this be with chicken breasts?
They’ll work! I just prefer thighs because they stay more moist and have more flavor 🙂
My partner & I both LOVED this and the recipe divided onto 2 trays made enough for the following night!!
Delicious and so easy. Monique’s recipes are always so tasty – perfectly spiced. I substitute whatever veg I have, or what’s in season, and it’s always good.
This one’s great for customizing with what you have on hand! Glad you loved it!
Easy meal and sooooo tasty! Made this for my parents and my Dad kept saying ‘my mouth is alive!’ AKA the combo of spices was amazing. We baked the chicken thighs alone (only needed 15 mins), the broccoli and sweet potato on one sheet, and the carrots and onion on another. The veggies took about 25 mins total to bake and we made sure to rotate the pans – both switching the shelves the pans were on and turning around the pans. The feta yogurt dressing was delish too! 3 of us finished the entire meal – but we were hungry and used less than 1.5 lbs of chicken. Highly recommend – super easy, healthy, and delish!
So glad this was a hit! Such a great way to enjoy lots of veggies and protein. One of our go-to dinners, too!
This was fantastic!! I used leeks instead of onions, because it’s what I had. Will definitely make again 🙂
Made this today. Absolutely amazing! I used cranberries and toasted sliced almonds. I also didn’t measure the yoghurt and feta for the sauce (didn’t feel like dirtying extra things) but it all turned out perfectly! I don’t usually add dried fruit and nuts to my food, but it worked so well with this meal.
This Moroccan sheet pan chicken and vegetables was delicious! We all enjoyed it very much. The sauce was delicious, too. I wasn’t sure the whole garlic clove would get blended up enough, but it did. I followed the recipe exactly except for separating all the components on the sheet pan. That step made no sense since they were already mixed together in the bowl, I didn’t have the time to fuss with it, it would all get mixed back up on the plates anyway, and everything cooked for the same amount of time.
I made this exact to recipe and it was absolutely delicious! The flavors are just divine. I will surely make this again.
Yay! I am glad that you are enjoying this recipe ❤️🙂
This recipe was SO delicious! Simple, easy, fast, and realllly good! I used 1 1/2 inch chunks of boneless chicken breasts. I put all the vegetables in one bowl and the chicken in another, mixed the marinade in a measuring cup and poured 3/4 of it over the vegetables and 1/4 of it over the chicken. Then I roasted the vegetables for 15 minutes, stirred them and pushed them aside enough to make room for the chicken breast bits, and roasted for another 10-15 minutes. Perfect! But as good as this was at this stage the yogurt sauce elevated it to an entirely sublime level! Mmmm!
Thank you so much for posting this recipe — it’s one we will enjoy repeatedly in the years to come.
Excelentes recetas, todas, me gustan, una sugerencia xq no colocan una pestaña para poder imprimir la recetas, si gracias, xq así es mas fácil
This has quickly become one of our favourite go to meals!! Try not to miss any of the ingredients! Every one adds to an amazingly flavourful and super quick and healthy dinner!!! Highly recommend!
So fast and easy! This recipe and its warm spices are perfect for mid-week, Winter lunches. I made this for meal-prep on Monday night for the work-week – meat and veggies in containers and the sauce separated in a reused glass jar. I made so much that I shared it with some of my co-workers and they loved it too!
This was seriously one of the best things I’ve ever made! And so easy to make and clean up too! Favorite AK recipe so far!
YUM! Excited to Hera you are loving this recipe
This was sooooo good!! I made it for the week and didn’t get sick of eating it every day!!!
Aw this is the BEST! So glad you are loving this recipe 🙂
This was delicious! I used chicken breast instead of thighs and mixed everything together/spread out onto two separate pans and cooked for 30 mins and it came out perfect. Will def make again!
Excellent. Glad you are loving this recipe 🙂
Made this last night. So delicious! I omitted the nuts and cherries. The flavors are really great and the chicken was so juicy. Since the veggies and chicken are all tossed with the same yummy spices, the sauce is a great addition to add some acid and brightness to the dish. This will be apart of my regular rotation. Thanks, Ambitious Kitchen!
Absolutely! I am excited to hear that this recipe turned out great and you are enjoying it ❤️
I made this tonight for my gluten free friend. It was amazing. And will definitely put it on my rotation. I changed out cauliflower with some corn off the cob as cauliflower is just too expensive at the moment. For the topping I used a dried cranberry almond and cashew mix. Which really made it few a little posh. Thanks for another great recipe
I made this tonight for my gluten free friend. It was amazing. And will definitely put it on my rotation. I changed out cauliflower with some corn off the cob as cauliflower is just too expensive at the moment. For the topping I used a dried cranberry almond and cashew mix. Which really made it few a little posh. Thanks for another great recipe
Aw yay I am so glad it turned out great and you both loved it 🙂
Love the flavors of this dish! So great thank you
This came out so delicious! Thank you
YUM! I am excited to hear that you are loving this recipe!
This was amazing. I didn’t have cilantro and I used toasted almonds instead of pistachios. Otherwise I followed the recipe. This will become a family favorite. Thanks
This was a delicious meal! Loved the flavors, and the colors on the plate just look so beautiful! Also loved that it uses clean ingredients and has a good balance of carbs, fiber, fat, and protein.
However, my fingernails now look pretty yellow and weird, so I might wear gloves or mix the ingredients with a big spoon next time.
Oh, and it made more than I expected, so now I have some amazing leftovers!
Lol, I am so glad you found this recipe and are enjoying it (despite the yellow fingers lol) – Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it!
I substituted broccoli for the cauliflower, used dates instead of cherries—since these were both what I had. I don’t care for cilantro, so I just added some parsley. Other than that, kept all measurements and ingredients the same. Everything was flavorful and delicious. We rated it a 10/10.
YUM! This sounds amazing, Mary! I am so glad this turned out amazing and you loved it. Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it!
Perfect dinner! I made this last night and kept to the recipe, with the following exceptions: I made it with chicken breasts, instead of thighs; I used sour cream instead of yogurt (since I didn’t have any plain yogurt on hand), goat cheese instead of feta (for the same reason) and raisins instead of cherries. It was still perfect and exceeded all my expectations. I have now printed it out and starred it for a standard go-to success dinner. Many thanks!
Ahh this is so perfect, Kathleen! Glad you loved this recipe and it turned out amazing for you!
This meal was AMAZING!! I highly recommend. There are only 2 of us, so we cut the recipe in half. The plates were gorgeous, filling, and so delicious we wish we made the full portion!! We also substituted the pistachios and dried cherries for dried cranberries and sliced almonds as suggested (because that’s what we had in the pantry). Following this recipe was quick, easy, and the closest my food will ever be to a five star chefs’. Thank you so much!
So happy to hear that, Kristen! It’s one of our go-to’s for busy weeknights, too 🙂
The sauce is out of this world! Used dates instead of cherries. Such an impressive, nutritious dinner with very little work. Obsessed.
One of our go-to’s for busy weeks! Glad it was a hit!
Delish! I didn’t have cherries or pistachios but did sub raisins. I can’t wait to make it again with the missing ingredients!
Perfect! So glad you enjoyed!
I want to start off with how much I love your recipes! They’re consistently on point. However, I had an issue with this recipe. Now you may wonder why I gave this 5 stars. Let me explain: I made this exactly as stated. The chicken was undercooked and the vegetables were overcooked and mushy. I pulled off the chicken from the sheet pan with the vegetables and put it back in the oven so it could cook longer. Sadly, the vegetables were beyond salvageable. The chicken, once cooked, was delicious with the feta sauce, cherries, and pistachios.
Here’s what I’ll do differently. Instead of cooking the chicken and vegetables together, I’ll divide the two and have vegetables on one pan and chicken on another. After the chicken has cooked for about 15 minutes, I’ll put in the sheet pan of vegetables. This should do the trick. I’m sure the dish will be over the top when cooked properly. I plan on making this again in about a week.
Sorry to hear that the cooking times varied! I haven’t run into that issue before, so I might suggest chopping the veggies a bit larger (the chicken should cook completely in 35 mins max).
I just made this and it was delicious! Everything tasted so great together. The only thing I left out was the cayenne since we have a little one.
Perfect! Glad it was a hit!
Absolutely delicious and so easy! Made as written, except we subbed halved Brussels sprouts for cauliflower because that’s what we had on hand. The spice mix smells amazing while cooking, and the sauce really adds to the dish overall. Excellent recipe!
Perfect! One of our go-to dinners 🙂
Made last night and absolutely loved it! Not a combination of spices and garnishes I normally use so love when I’m introduced to new combos that work THIS well! So glad I stumbled across this healthy gem, and will 1000% be saving it to make again! Thank you!
I’m so glad you found this one! One of our fav dinners 🙂
Wondering how you would group the veggies into separate groups on the sheet pan when everything is mixed together at the start in a bowl. It seems each different ingredient would have to be done separately. Am I missing something? Can it all be tossed and spread on the baking sheet? Thanks, Jan
Hi! Feel free to bake everything mixed if you’d like 🙂
We love this recipe so much! I’m making for a friend and wondering if it can save in the freezer either before or after cooking?
So happy to hear that! Yes, feel free to freeze before or after cooking (just be sure to freeze without the garnishes and sauce).
Made this tonight and it was a big hit! I mixed the chicken separately from the veggies but other than that, followed the recipe exactly. Didn’t have any of the garnishes, or yogurt for the sauce, so just squeezed lemon juice over the meal and it was delicious. Time in oven was exactly perfect – I did heat up the tray first and I didn’t bother with foil. Thank you for a super quick, healthy meal!
Perfect! So glad you enjoyed.
Loved this so much. Question can I use skinned Chicken thighs?
I’m so glad! Yes, absolutely!
Super easy and delicious! Makes my kitchen smell so good.
Holy cow, this is amazing. I cut the cinnamon down to 1 teaspoon based on other reviews. Probably would have been fine with all of it. I cooked the veggies first, then cooked the boneless chicken breasts. cooked the chicken breasts at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Served it over farro that was cooked in vegetable broth. don’t skip any of the ingredients. Everything works so well together. I used the apricots here. The sauce is a must. I particularly like the cilantro in it. I tossed a bit more olive in it. I would probably double the yogurt feta sauce next time. Thanks so much.
Perfect! So glad you enjoyed 🙂
10 out of 10! Says my family! This was a huge family hit. Delicious and very flavorful! I did asparagus in stead of cauliflower and did both chicken and tofu. Exceptional!
Amazing! Love that idea!
Can I sub chicken breasts?
Yes absolutely!
I would not call this easy because of the cleanup and the new for a BIG mixing bowl, which I do not own. Also, lots of chopping to do. But man, is it delicious exactly as is! Recipe saved.
I’m glad you still loved it! It will be easier the next time you make it, too 🙂 practice makes perfect!
So delicious! Everyone in the family loved it. I doubled the spice marinade and the yogurt sauce and it was perfect. So, so good!
So delicious! Everyone in the family loved it. I doubled the spice marinade and the yogurt sauce and it was perfect.
So, so good!
Amazing! Happy to hear that 🙂
Made this last night and boy did it surprise me how fricken good this was. My roommate said I could serve it in a restaurant it was that good and my boyfriend inhaled it and we all were just awestruck at how well everything worked together. I love a good sheet pan dinner and all the ambitious kitchen recipes just make me feel like such a competent cook yet I’m never overwhelmed in the kitchen. Thank you for another killer recipe that I’m going to pass along to lots of friends!
Amazing!! So happy you’re finding winners here 🙂
This is a winner!! I didn’t make the sauce or add any of the toppings, purely because I didn’t have the ingredients. I imagine with those it would have been even better. I also didn’t have cayenne pepper, but it was still yum! Thank you!
One of our fav dinners, too! Glad you enjoyed!
This was really tasty! The sauce made the dish, so don’t skip it. I often cook with chicken breast and I’m so glad I didn’t here; using dark meat for this made it so tasty and kept the meat moist. I roasted the chicken separately from the veggies and am glad because it took my drumsticks longer to cook through. While the veggies for this take a bit of time to prep, the dish is worth it and I’ll make it again.
Perfect! So glad you enjoyed!
Family favorite! Love the versatility and flavor balance in this meal. I left out the turmeric purely because I find it doesn’t mix with clothes + messy babies/toddlers (mom life) and added some paprika instead. For the sauce, used goat cheese in replace of feta since it’s what I had on hand; loved it!!
Perfect! So glad everyone loved it!
This was delicious and flavorful. I subbed out raisins for the cherries and roasted almonds for the pistachios. It was wonderful. The dish had a nice spice to it, and the feta yogurt sauce was a nice, cool contrast. I will definitely make this again!
Perfect! So glad you enjoyed!
This was such an easy and flavorful meal! I’m very excited to eat the leftovers this week and will be adding this into my dinner rotation!
So glad you enjoyed!
OMG if I could give this a 10 I would! So good and the flavors are amazing! I did use chicken breast cause that’s what I had and I use dried cranberries and almonds cause that’s what I had but everything else the same. Definitely a keeper!
Perfect!! So happy you love this one!
Oh my goodness, this recipe was excellent! I normally don’t leave reviews, but it was 10/10. This will definitely be a staple on my dinner rotation.
So glad you loved it!
I followed the recipe exactly. No one in my family liked it and it was thrown away.
Sorry to hear that! Was it the flavor? Ingredients? Textures? This is a hugely popular dinner on my site, but everyone’s taste preferences are different!
I thought this recipe is pleasing to the eye and it tastes delicious. My husband wasn’t so impressed. He’s more of a person that just likes typical American food.
I’m glad you got to enjoy it!
This was absolutely fantastic! The flavour of everything was so good and we used the leftover chicken to make open faced chicken salad sandwiches (topped with the extra toppings & arugula). I can see this chicken being delicious on pizza or a cold salad.
Few tiny changes: Added broccoli to the veg mix. Used chicken breasts cut into 3” sections. Mixed the chicken with the seasonings separately and just cooked them at one end of the pan for about 20 min only (to 165F internal temp). The fat yogurt sauce was great but I was a little heavy handed with the garlic (2 cloves).
All in all, a dish that will definitely be on our rotation!
Amazing! So glad you enjoyed!
I made this last night exactly as the recipe recommends and it was a huge hit. Fantastic flavor and combination of textures. This is definitely a keeper!
So happy to hear that!
This was SO good!! I forgot to get Greek yogurt, so I squeezed lemon over the top after cooking and ate with feta. We have nut allergies, so didn’t add pistachios. Will be making again soon!
Love that! Perfect dinner!!
The flavors of this are incredible! Made it for my family including our son who enjoyed the flavors of Morocco in Morocco last year and he loved it! Super simple to make and just fantastic!
Amazing! Glad he loved it!
My husband and I love this recipe. We cook as is and we make a risotto as a grain to pair with. Absolutely delicious.
That sounds amazing!!
We LOVE this recipe. It’s been a staple in our family for years now. We always make this for meal trains and people love it! What do you think about freezing and reheating? I wanted to prepare this in advance for another meal train but didn’t know the best way to go about it
So happy to hear that! And yes, just be sure to cool it completely, then freeze the chicken & veggies together without the sauce and toppings. Thaw and reheat before enjoying!
We loved this! Definitely going onto the regular playlist. So easy to just cook everything together and drizzle over the sauce. Leftovers the next night were just as good. Looked a bit special and tasted great. I added a can of chickpeas. You could add this before or after the roasting. I also want to experiment next time with tahini yogurt sauce. I chucked the leftover feta pieces on top of the vegies for the second time around, which was also good.
Amazing! This one’s so great for customizing 🙂 Glad it was a hit!
Fantastic!! I loved the spice combination, it was complex and so yummy! I didn’t have any get for the sauce so I made a honey lemon tahini sauce to give it some tang. Definitely want to try the yogurt feta sauce next time.
That sauce sounds amazing! Glad you loved this one!
Yes!! This meal was FANTASTIC! It turned out great with naan. Definitely will make this again and again!
So glad you loved it!!
i made this recipe yesterday Very flavorful and easy. The only thing is that there are way too many vegetables to fit into one pan i made chicken on separate pan
Perfect! Yes, feel free to separate them if they don’t all fit 🙂
I’d give this sheet pan Moroccan chicken a solid 5/5 ⭐—so flavorful, perfectly spiced, and super easy to make. A delicious recipe that feels special but effortless.
Thank you!
LOVE this recipe!! Super flavorful and it freezes so well! You can’t even tell it was previously frozen once you unthaw and reheat it— highly recommend!
One question, how do you recommend freezing the sauce? Can it be frozen separate from the chicken and veggies?
Absolutely! You could try freezing it separately, but I’d recommend making it fresh when you’re ready to serve as I’m afraid it will separate when thawed.
My go to sheet pan dinner. I can get this meal prepped with a toddler on my hip, and she will eat it!!
Amazing! Glad she loves it, too!
Hi! I haven’t had a chance to cook this yet but it looks incredible. I want to cook it for friends I am going to visit soon, but they don’t have a blender or food processor. What would you suggest regarding the feta yogurt sauce? Can you imagine a way to make something similar that would complement this dish? Many thanks for any suggestions 🙂
Hi! Feel free to sprinkle feta all over this meal and it will be just as delicious 🙂
That was delicious! Added a few more spices, just my individual flavor. But, damn, I loved it. I don’t say that often. Thank you!
Amazing! So glad you enjoyed 🙂