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Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Thigh Bake

You'll cook chicken thighs over a creamy red pesto and cherry tomato sauce till tender before serving with herby roasted potatoes and fresh parsley. Pollo pronto? Perfezione!

35 mins
574kcal
Italian
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Thigh Bake

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredientCooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Basil
Basil (5g)
Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes (250g)
Chicken Stock Mix
Chicken Stock Mix (5.5g)
Chicken Thighs
Chicken Thighs (320g)
Dried Oregano
Dried Oregano (1tsp)
Soft Cheese
Soft Cheese (50g)†
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto (45g)†
White Potato
White Potato x3

You'll also need

Olive oil, Pepper, Salt, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7, then take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Boil a kettle

Chop your cherry tomatoes in half

Step 1
2

Dissolve your chicken stock mix in 100ml [150ml] [200ml] boiled water

Add your soft cheese and sun-dried tomato pesto and mix to combine – this is your creamy pesto stock

Step 2
3

Add the chopped cherry tomatoes and creamy pesto stock to an oven-proof dish

Top the sauce with your chicken

Drizzle the chicken with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper

Step 3
4

Put the dish in the oven and cook for 30-35 min until the chicken are golden and cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your creamy sun-dried tomato chicken bake

(Doubled your protein? Do this in batches!)

Step 4
5

Meanwhile, chop your potatoes (skins on) into large bite-sized pieces

Step 5
6

Add the chopped potatoes to a baking tray

Add your dried oregano, drizzle with olive oil, season with a pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up

Put the tray in the oven and cook for 20-25 min or until golden and crisp – these are your herby potatoes

Step 6
7

Meanwhile, chop your basil roughly, including the stalks

Step 7
8

Serve the creamy sun-dried tomato chicken bake next to the herby potatoes

Garnish with the chopped basil

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
574kcal
Energy
28.7g
Fat
35.9g
Carbohydrate
5.1g
Fibre
48.2g
Protein
1.3g
Salt
per 100g
117kcal
Energy
5.9g
Fat
7.3g
Carbohydrate
1g
Fibre
9.9g
Protein
0.3g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by † (milk).