Name: Chicken bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram pumpkin, peeled, seeded, cut into wedges; 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 red capsicum, seeded, sliced; 1 red onion, cut into wedges; 2 green chilli, bruised, halved; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoon olive tapenade; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 4 chicken thigh cutlets; 1 halved lemon; oregano leaves, to garnish; bread, to serve; salad, to serve

Ingredients

500 gram pumpkin, peeled, seeded, cut into wedges

2 tomatoes, cut into wedges

1 red capsicum, seeded, sliced

1 red onion, cut into wedges

2 green chilli, bruised, halved

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoon olive tapenade

3 clove garlic, crushed

4 chicken thigh cutlets

1 halved lemon

oregano leaves, to garnish

bread, to serve

salad, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 220°C.

2.In a large bowl, toss pumpkin, tomatoes, capsicum, onion and chilli with oil. Season to taste and transfer to a large baking dish. Bake 10 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine tapenade and garlic. Spread under skin of each chicken cutlet. Using a sharp knife, score skin at 1cm intervals. Season to taste.

4.Place cutlets on top of vegetables and squeeze lemon juice over. Bake for a further 15-20 minutes, basting half-way through cooking, until crisp and cooked through.

5.Top with oregano leaves and a drizzle of pan juice. Serve with bread and salad of choice.

If liked, use chicken thigh fillets. If skinless, spread tapenade mixture over the fillet before baking.
Note

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