Name: Maple bacon chicken with potato, parsnip and apple
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 chicken drumsticks; 4 rashers bacon, rind removed and rashers halved; 600 gram desiree potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces; 2 parsnips, peeled and quartered; 1 granny smith apple, cut into 8 wedges, core removed; 1 spanish onion, peeled and cut into 8 wedges; few thyme sprigs; 50 gram butter, melted; 1/4 cup maple syrup; sea salt; cracked black pepper; handful flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped roughly

Ingredients

8 chicken drumsticks

4 rashers bacon, rind removed and rashers halved

600 gram desiree potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces

2 parsnips, peeled and quartered

1 granny smith apple, cut into 8 wedges, core removed

1 spanish onion, peeled and cut into 8 wedges

few thyme sprigs

50 gram butter, melted

1/4 cup maple syrup

sea salt

cracked black pepper

handful flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped roughly

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan forced. Wrap each chicken drumstick with half rasher of bacon, then place on baking tray.

2.Place potatoes, parsnips, apple, onion and thyme in a large bowl and drizzle with butter and maple syrup. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to combine.

3.Arrange vegetables around chicken on baking tray and pour over butter and maple syrup from bowl. Roast for 40 minutes until chicken and vegetables are cooked and golden.

4.Remove from oven, sprinkle parsley and dish up!

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