Chicken and sweet potato bake
Background
Chicken thighs & drumsticks are an excellent base of easy meals. This chicken and sweet potato cooks by itself in the oven, whilst you can attend to other things. You can add a chilli to the bake too (cut in half) if you’d like it to have a kick. This version is ideal for a midweek family supper. If you don’t have spinach, add kale or asparagus or green beans for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
Ingredients
- 8 mixed chicken thighs and drumsticks
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp dried marjoram or oregano
- 12 shallots
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 large handfuls of spinach
- Salt & pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Cut the sweet potatoes into wedges (no need to peel them).
- Place the chicken in a large baking tin.
- Scatter the shallots (unpeeled) and sweet potato wedges around the chicken pieces.
- Flatten the garlic cloves with a tenderizer and scatter these around the chicken.
- Mix the oregano with the olive oil and brush everything in the tray with this, using a silicon brush. Season with salt and pepper then squeeze over the lemon juice.
- Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes.
- Rinse and drain the spinach.
- Take the tray out of the oven and scatter the spinach around, mixing the leaves with the cooking juices (you can add some more lemon juice if it’s too dry).
- Cook for another 5-7 minutes, until the spinach has wilted and the chicken is golden and cooked through.
- Serve warm with a green salad or crunchy slaw on the side. Squeeze the shallots and garlic out of their skins before eating them!
Categories
- Meal Type: - Everyday - Lunch - Main - One Pot - Quick & Easy - Roast - Supper
- Cuisines: - Tex-Mex
- Ingredients: - Chicken & Turkey - Roots & Bulbs
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Gluten Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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