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 Tray Bake Family Friendly

Serves 2

Total 1 hr 10 min

Prep 10 min

Cook 1 hr

Easy

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.