Roast Chicken, Squash and Red Onion with Lemon and Rosemary

Name: Rukmini Iyer One-tin Roast Chicken & Squash Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 500g free-range chicken thighs and drumsticks; 300g squash of your choice, cut into wedges; 1 red onion, cut into eighths; 1 lemon, cut into eighths; 6 cloves of garlic, bashed; 4–5 sprigs of fresh rosemary; olive oil; 2–3 tbsp honey; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

by Rukmini Iyer from The Roasting Tin: Deliciously Simple One-Dish Dinners

Prep this dish in advance and then let the oven do all the work, leaving you with moist chicken, crispy skin and sweet tender squash.

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free One-pot Tray Bake Family Friendly

Serves 2

Total 1 hr 10 min

Prep 10 min

Cook 1 hr

Easy

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Introduction from Rukmini Iyer

Throwing lemon quarters into a chicken traybake to caramelise is my best friend Emma’s technique, learned from a very battered copy of BBC Good Food magazine. Serve this flavour-packed version with a well-dressed rocket or spinach salad on the side.

Ingredients

500g free-range chicken thighs and drumsticks

300g squash of your choice, cut into wedges

1 red onion, cut into eighths

1 lemon, cut into eighths

6 cloves of garlic, bashed

4–5 sprigs of fresh rosemary

olive oil

2–3 tbsp honey

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C fan/200°C/gas 6. Place the chicken thighs and drumsticks, squash, red onion, lemon, garlic and rosemary in a large roasting tin. Splash over a generous amount of olive oil, drizzle over the honey, then season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Mix the ingredients together with your hands so that everything is evenly coated in the oil and honey, then place into the oven to roast for 1 hour, until the skin is crispy and golden. Serve immediately.

Note: If time permits, the chicken will taste even better if you cook it slowly at 150°C fan/170°C/gas 3 for 1 hour, turning the heat up to 180°C fan/200°C/gas 6 for a further 30 minutes at the end to crisp the skin.

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