Name: Maple and ginger baked chicken with parsnips
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 6 chicken thighs and drumsticks; 4 parsnips; 1 medium carrot; 1 onion; 4 cloves of garlic; 1 tbps olive oil; 1 orange; Salt and pepper; 1 tsp grated ginger; 2 Tbsp maple syrup

Maple and ginger baked chicken with parsnips

7 Sep 2017

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Total Time

55 minutes

Maple and ginger baked chicken with parsnips

Background

For an easy but delicious family meal, tray-baked chicken with vegetables is an excellent solution. This maple and ginger baked chicken with parsnips and carrots is sweet and tangy, loved by adults and kids alike. Serve it with a crispy salad.

Ingredients

6 chicken thighs and drumsticks
4 parsnips
1 medium carrot
1 onion
4 cloves of garlic
1 tbps olive oil
1 orange
Salt and pepper
1 tsp grated ginger
2 Tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Peel the carrots and parsnips and cut them into large chunks.
Cut the onion into 4 wedges.
Lightly smash the garlic cloves with a tenderiser.
Zest and juice the orange, mix it with the ginger and olive oil.
Arrange the cut vegetables and chicken pieces in a large baking tray, scatter the garlic cloves around them. Brush everything with the orange-ginger mixture then season with salt and pepper.
Cook for 30 minutes until golden, turning the veggies and chicken once.
Take the tray out, turn the pieces again, then brush them with the maple syrup.
Bake for another 15-20 minutes until the chicken is crispy and brown.