Chicken and vegetable traybake

Name: Chicken and vegetable traybake
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 100g celeriac, cut into 1cm chunks; 1 red onion, chopped into wedges; 2 tsp olive oil; 2 boneless, skinless free-range chicken thighs (about 90g each), cut in half; Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon; 1 red pepper, sliced; 8 tenderstem broccoli stalks, halved lengthways if thick; 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint and flatleaf parsley to serve

Published: 26 Sep 18
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Easy to throw together and super-nutritious, this recipe is a healthy-supper winner.

Or go meat-free with Elly Pear’s aubergine, tomato and chickpea traybake.

Serves 2
Hands-on time 10 min, oven time 35 min

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Ingredients

100g celeriac, cut into 1cm chunks
1 red onion, chopped into wedges
2 tsp olive oil
2 boneless, skinless free-range chicken thighs (about 90g each), cut in half
Finely grated zest and juice 1 lemon
1 red pepper, sliced
8 tenderstem broccoli stalks, halved lengthways if thick
2 tbsp chopped fresh mint and flatleaf parsley to serve

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Toss the carrot, celeriac and onion with ½ tsp oil in a roasting tin and season well. In a bowl, toss the chicken with another ½ tsp oil and the lemon zest, then arrange on top of the vegetables along with the red pepper slices. Roast for 25 minutes.
Add the broccoli to the roasting tin, toss everything together and roast for another 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding lemon juice to taste. Scatter over the freshly chopped herbs and drizzle over the remaining 1 tsp oil to serve.

Recipe from May 2018 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 240kcals
Fat: 6g (1.2g saturated)
Protein: 26g
Carbohydrates: 16g (14g sugars)
Fibre: 9g
Salt: 0.3g

delicious. tips

Save the second portion for day 2 of the 5:2 diet, or eat the next day as a lunchbox filler in a wrap or with a jacket potato.

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