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Spanish chicken tray bake in a large rectangle Staub oven dish with dishes of green beans and roast baby potatoes on the side.

Spanish Chicken Traybake

By: Deborah
Easy Spanish chicken traybake with garlic, thyme, smoky chorizo, vegetables and juicy roasted chicken. A simple one-pan dinner packed with Mediterranean flavour. 
PREP: 15 minutes
COOK: 1 hour
TOTAL: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 fat cloves garlic
  • 1.5 tbsp fresh thyme leaves only
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp + 2 tsp olive oil
  • 4 skin on bone in chicken thighs
  • 4 chicken drumsticks
  • 4 peppers (any colours) deseeded and cut into chunky strips
  • 200 g (7.1 oz) chorizo ring (we use a spicy one) cut into 1cm slices
  • 200 g (7.1 oz) cherry tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

Instructions

  • Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Using a pestle and mortar, crush the garlic and thyme leaves with a little seasoning and 2 tsp olive oil to make a paste. If you don’t have a pestle and mortar, finely grate the garlic, then stir everything together.
  • Rub the herb and garlic paste all over the chicken thighs and drumsticks to flavour them.
  • Pile the peppers into a large roasting tin or dish with the chorizo, toss with the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil, then sit the chicken on top, skin-side up (thighs). Scatter over the tomatoes, spoon over the vinegar and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Roast for 1 hour until the chicken skin is crispy and the vegetables have softened. Serve with crusty bread or our try our Spanish-style roast baby potatoes (see Notes).

Notes

  • Optional variations:
    • Spicy Spanish chicken - add some chopped fresh red chilli or chilli flakes to the garlic and thyme paste for a spicy hit.
    • Lemon and herb version - add some lemon juice along with the vinegar.
    • Add olives - add a handful of black pitted olives at the same time as the chorizo.
  • This Spanish chicken traybake recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 656kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 243mg | Sodium: 202mg | Potassium: 849mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4421IU | Vitamin C: 168mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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