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Cajun chicken bake

If you like chicken legs and want a simple, no-fuss yet tasty recipe -  try this Cajun chicken bake! I made it with courgette & sweet potatoes but you can use other vegetables too - carrots, parsnips, squash, red peppers, beets, swede, fennel would work just as well.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Cajun
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8 chicken drumsticks and/or thighs about 750g
  • 1 red onion cut into chunks
  • 1 courgette halved and cut into thick slices
  • 500 g sweet potatoes
  • 1 handful of chopped walnuts
  • 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp runny honey
  • Salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Cut the onion into wedges, the courgette & sweet potatoes into chunks. Roughly chop the walnuts.
  2. Put the chicken, vegetables and walnuts into a roasting tin. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Mix the Cajun seasoning, oil and honey together, then drizzle over the chicken and vegetables and, using a silicon brush, cover the chicken and vegetables evenly.
  4. Roast for about 40 minutes until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
  5. Serve warm, perhaps with some green salad on the side.