Speedy Mediterranean chicken bake with mixed veges
Enjoy a roast dinner in a snap with this speedy Mediterranean chicken bake recipe. Use any veges you have on hand, such as courgette, kumara or onion - anything works for this simple meal
Jul 30, 2017 11:03pm- Serves 4
- 10 mins preparation
- 50 mins cooking
This recipe first appeared in Woman's Day.
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ingredients
- 500 gram ready-to-roast mixed vegetables
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1.5 kilogram whole marinated chicken, cut into 4 portions (see recipe tip)
- 2 lemons, halved
- 4 lemon thyme sprigs, plus extra to serve
- 175 gram punnet mini capsicums, halved, deseeded
method
- 1
Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease 2 oven trays.
- 2
Place vegetables on one tray and toss with half the oil. Place chicken and 1 halved lemon on the remaining tray. Drizzle with remaining oil. Divide thyme between both trays.
- 3
Roast for 25 minutes. Toss vegetables and squeeze the remaining lemon halves over both trays.
- 4
Add capsicum to vegetable tray. Continue roasting for a further 20-25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and vegetables are golden.
- 5
Serve chicken with vegetables, juices from roasting trays and extra lemon thyme.
notes
- If a marinated chicken is not available, use chicken pieces or segment a whole chicken. - Use any veges you have on hand, such as courgette, kumara, onion and capsicum.