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Herby Roast Chicken Tray Bake

You'll cheat a mouthwatering roast with this tantalising tray bake, starring roasted root veg, succulent chicken thighs, green beans and the comforting scent of thyme. Drizzle over delicious gravy over to serve. All Health Hub recipes meet one of these criteria: <600 calories, 3 of your 5/day, or a source of protein.

30 mins
505kcal
British
Herby Roast Chicken Tray Bake
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

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

Garlic clove x2
Garlic clove x2
Skinless chicken thighs (320g)
Skinless chicken thighs (320g)
Gravy base (14g)
Gravy base (14g)
Dried thyme (0.5tsp)
Dried thyme (0.5tsp)
Parsnip
Parsnip
Red onion
Red onion
Onion marmalade (20g)
Onion marmalade (20g)
Carrot x2
Carrot x2
Fine green beans (80g)
Fine green beans (80g)
White potato x3
White potato x3

You'll also need

Salt, Vegetable oil, 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

Chop your potatoes (skins on) into small bite-sized pieces

Top, tail and chop your carrot[s] into bite-sized pieces

Top, tail and chop your parsnip[s] into bite-sized pieces

Step 1
2.

Peel and chop your red onion[s] into quarters

Crush your garlic open by squashing it with the side of a knife

Trim your green beans

Step 2
3.

Add the chopped potatoes to a deep baking tray (or two!) with the chopped carrot, chopped parsnip, onion wedges, trimmed green beans and crushed garlic

Add a drizzle of vegetable oil, half your dried thyme (save the rest for later!) and a pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up

Tip: Nestle the green beans underneath the other veg as much as you can to prevent them burning!

Step 3
4.

Add your chicken thighs to the tray[s], nestled amongst the veg

Top the chicken with the remaining dried thyme and a pinch of salt

Step 4
5.

Put the tray[s] in the oven for 25-30 min or until the veg is golden and the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!)

Step 5
6.

Whilst everything is cooking, add your gravy base to a heatproof measuring jug with your onion marmalade, a pinch of salt and 100ml [130ml] [170ml] cold water

Put it in the microwave and cook for 30-40 secs or until thickened and give everything a good mix up – this is your onion gravy

Step 6
7.

Once the tray bake is cooked, remove from the oven

Carefully remove the skin from the garlic (it will be hot!)

Return the roasted garlic to the tray[s] and give everything a good mix up – this is your herby roast chicken tray bake

Step 7
8.

Serve the herby roast chicken tray bake with the onion gravy drizzled all over

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
505kcal
Energy
12.4g
Fat
62.2g
Carbohydrate
14.1g
Fibre
39.3g
Protein
1.1g
Salt

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

Allergens

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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