Chicken tray bake

Following on the tray bake theme here is a versatile recipe for chicken.

The best thing about this recipe is that it is also great on the budget.

2 Tbsp olive oil

2 red onions peeled and quartered

4 cloves of garlic finely chopped

2 lemons washed and chopped int quarters

8 chicken drumsticks or Thighs

15-20 black olives pitted

2Tsp thyme

Salt & pepper

2cups chicken stock

Preheat oven 180'C

Heat oil in oven proof dish and sauté onions and garlic

Remove from heat

Add lemons, chicken, olives, thyme, seasoning and stock

Cover with foil and cook for 30 minutes

Remove foil and cook for a further 30 minutes

This dish can be served with rice or mash potatoes or the starch of your choice. It also goes well with a side salad.

Tray bake dinners

These must be the most versatile meals to cook as you can add any of you favorite sausages or chicken.

As a quick week day dinner the are perfect all it takes is planning an a well stocked store cupboard

Here is a recipe to get you started

Vegetable tray bake

300 -400g haloumi or feta sliced

3 cloves of garlic

1 red onion sliced

2 peppers sliced

350g baby tomatoes

150g baby marrows sliced

1410g tin chickpeas drained

1-2tsp paprika

2tsp cumin

1/3 cup oregano leaves

Olive oil

Salt and black pepper

Heat oven to 180'C 

Place all the ingredients in a shallow roasting pan

Coat with the olive oil and toss

Season and toss again

Bake for 20-30 min till vegetables are tender and cheese is golden.

Serve

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Roast vegetables

One of my favourite dishes and most versatile is roast vegetables. You can combine several vegetables together.

You need:

• Butternut
• Onions
• Courgettes
• Sweet Potatoes
• Peppers (Green , yellow or red)
• Mushrooms
• Feta (optional)
• Olives (optional)

Method:

• Chop up all the vegetables to similar sizes
• Sprinkle with olive oil and spice with dried herbs of choice I like rosemary or oregano
• Break up the feta and sprinkle over if using
• Remove the stone of the olives and add.
• Preheat oven at 220°C and bake uncovered in an ovenproof dish for 30mins stir and toss the vegetables one during the cooking.

You can enjoy this as a side dish or over pasta. I also let it cool and have as a salad wit cold meats

Mediterranean Chicken Burger

PREPARATION TIME: 20 MINUTES

COOKING TIME: 10 MINUTES

SERVES 4

4tbsp basic salad dressing (recipe below) 1tsp dried chilli flakes

1tsp ground cumin

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

4 chicken breast fillets halved horizontally and flattened a bit more with a rolling pin

1 ciabatta bread, cut into 8 thick slices 1tsp olive oil

1 cucumber, cut into ribbons

1/4 cup ready-made hummus

1/4 cup ready-made tzatziki

1. Mix the basic salad dressing with the chilli flakes and cumin and brush over the chicken breasts. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Heat a non-stick frying pan or griddle pan over high heat and fry the chicken for ± five minutes on both sides until golden brown.

Brush the olive oil over the ciabatta slices and toast on the griddle pan. Place the ciabatta, chicken, cucumber, humus and tzatziki on a platter and ask everyone to make their own burger.