Name: One-pan Tuscan chicken with croutons
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: One-pan tuscan chicken with croutons; 2 red onions, skin on, halved; 400 gram pumpkin, cut into 3cm wedges; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1.5 kilogram whole chicken, quartered; 6 clove garlic, skin on, bruised; 4 stalks rosemary; 1 lemon, quartered; 1 turkish bread roll, torn into small croutons; 12 baby roma tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup egg mayonnaise; baby spinach leaves, to serve

One-pan Tuscan chicken with croutons

This delicious Tuscan chicken dish is oven roasted in one pan with pumpkin, garlic, onions and lemons to create a wonderfully flavoursome, caramelised dish. Served with crispy croutons and a creamy garlic mayonnaise, this is a flavour-packed meal, perfect for dinner parties.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

1H 10M

Total

1H 30M

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Ingredients

One-pan tuscan chicken with croutons

2 red onions, skin on, halved

400 gram pumpkin, cut into 3cm wedges

2 tablespoon olive oil

1.5 kilogram whole chicken, quartered

6 clove garlic, skin on, bruised

4 stalks rosemary

1 lemon, quartered

1 turkish bread roll, torn into small croutons

12 baby roma tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup egg mayonnaise

baby spinach leaves, to serve

Method

One-pan tuscan chicken with croutons

1.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C (180°C fan-forced).

2.Combine onion and pumpkin in very large baking dish. Drizzle with half of the oil. Season to taste. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven.

3.Arrange chicken pieces around vegetables in pan, tucking garlic cloves and rosemary between pieces. Squeeze over juice from 1 lemon quarter. Place remaining lemon quarters in pan. Season to taste. Bake 40 minutes.

4.In bowl, toss Turkish bread and tomatoes in remaining oil to coat. Season to taste. Add to dish. Bake further 10-15 minutes, until croutons are golden and chicken is cooked through.

5.Squeeze half of the garlic cloves from skins and mash with fork. Stir into mayonnaise with a squeeze of roasted lemon. Season to taste. Serve chicken with croutons, vegetables and garlic mayonnaise. Accompany with spinach leaves.

You can use 2 halved spatchcock to reduce cooking time.
Note

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