Everyone needs a failsafe meal you can enjoy any day of the week when prep time isn’t on your side. These quick, healthy one-tray oven chicken recipes are all about putting together a combination of ingredients that go well together, letting the oven cook and meld those flavours together, then plonking it on the table so everyone can serve themselves. It’s easy and, when done right, can be incredibly nutritious too. These are our favourite healthy one-tray chicken recipes to get your started.
Melissa Hemsley’s Harissa Chicken with Potato Wedges, Roasted Lemons and Spring Onions
Finished with a fresh, herby cucumber salad, this traybake flavoured with lip-smacking harissa is the perfect midweek crowd-pleaser.
One-tin Roast Chicken with Fennel, Lemon, Shallots, Garlic and Mustard Mayo
Served with crunchy fennel, sweet shallots, and a tasty mustard mayo, this makes for a delicious midweek dinner.
Za’atar Chicken, Aubergine, and Squash Traybake
Savoury za’atar and golden, almost caramelised roasted veg are perfectly offset with a finish of fresh herbs and pomegranate seeds, for sweetness.
Hit ‘n’ Run Traybaked Chicken
Sticky, smoky and full of flavour, Jamie’s traybake chicken recipe takes just 15 minutes to throw together before it goes in the oven. Use chicken thighs here for extra moreish flavour.
Chicken Traybake with Balsamic Roast Potatoes
This richly flavoured chicken thigh traybake is made complete with sweet roasted garlic – make sure you squeeze it out of its skin before serving and eating.
The Batch Lady’s Chicken Shawarma Traybake
Perfect for prepping and freezing in advance, this veg-packed dinner will have you ditching takeaway kebabs for good.
Lime, Coriander and Shrimp Paste Chicken
Inspired by a classic Malaysian dish, this simple dinner gets its flavour from its marinade that brings together sweet, salty, and aromatic elements.
Mediterranean All-In-One Chicken
Tender chicken, potatoes, courgettes, olives and preserved lemons: this is the ultimate in fresh Mediterranean flavours.
Chicken, Chorizo and Sweet Potato Bake
Chicken, sweet potato and chorizo, flavoured with orange and chilli, forms the backbone of this colourful, nutritious midweek dinner.
