Name: Cheap chicken roast recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1tbsp olive oil; 8 chicken thighs; 300g carrots, cut into 3cm pieces; 2 large parsnips, approx. 250g and cut into 3cm wedges; 750g potatoes e.g. King Edwards, cut into wedges; 1tbsp thyme leaves; 1tbsp honey; 2tbsp Worcestershire sauce

By GoodtoKnow

published 20 July 19

This chicken roast will go down a treat on Sundays, but it's so quick you can cook it midweek. And best of all, it costs less than a fiver!

Ingredients

1tbsp olive oil
8 chicken thighs
300g carrots, cut into 3cm pieces
2 large parsnips, approx. 250g and cut into 3cm wedges
750g potatoes e.g. King Edwards, cut into wedges
1tbsp thyme leaves
1tbsp honey
2tbsp Worcestershire sauce

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Method

Preheat the oven to 200ºC (gas mark 6).
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken for 2 mins on each side. Transfer to a large roasting tin with all the vegetables and stir in the thyme, honey and Worcestershire sauce.
Bake for 30 mins then drain most of the excess juice and reserve. Bake for a further 10 mins before serving with the reserved juice as gravy.

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