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Garlic and parsley roast chicken with crunchy purple sprouting broccoli

Name: Garlic and parsley roast chicken with crunchy purple sprouting broccoli
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 40g softened unsalted butter; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; Half a small bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped; 4 free-range skin-on chicken thighs; 350g purple sprouting broccoli; 1½ tbsp olive oil; 20g fresh breadcrumbs; zest of ½ lemon; To serve; Buttered new potatoes, steamed rice or pasta (optional)

Easy
March 2017

Easy
March 2017

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Hands-on time 20 min, oven time 30 min

Easy-to-make and packed full of flavour – this chicken thigh tray-bake recipe is an effortless dinner for two.

Or, if you prefer your broccoli on the side, take a look at our purple sprouting broccoli gratin recipe.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 556kcals
Fat: 34.9g fat (14.2g saturated)
Protein: 43.1g
Carbohydrates: 12.8g (4.3g sugars)
Fibre: 8.9g
Salt: 0.5g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 556kcals
Fat: 34.9g fat (14.2g saturated)
Protein: 43.1g
Carbohydrates: 12.8g (4.3g sugars)
Fibre: 8.9g
Salt: 0.5g

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Ingredients

40g softened unsalted butter
3 garlic cloves, crushed
Half a small bunch fresh parsley, finely chopped
4 free-range skin-on chicken thighs
350g purple sprouting broccoli
1½ tbsp olive oil
20g fresh breadcrumbs
zest of ½ lemon

To serve

Buttered new potatoes, steamed rice or pasta (optional)

Method

Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. In a small bowl, combine the butter with the garlic and the parsley. Season well.
Take the chicken thighs, loosen the skin a bit on each one and work some of the butter mix under, rubbing any leftover butter on top. Season well, then put in a roasting tray and roast for 30 minutes.
After 15 minutes, trim the broccoli and toss with 1tbsp of the olive oil and salt and pepper in a baking tray, then roast for 10 minutes.
Mix the breadcrumbs with the lemon zest and rest of the olive oil. Scatter over the broccoli and roast for 3 minutes more. Serve the roast chicken and broccoli with buttered new potatoes, steamed rice or pasta.