When time is short and you want an easy to put together meal to feed the family then this Chicken and Vegetable Bake is just right. Just put all the ingredients together in a large roasting tin, pop it in the oven and there’s the whole meal ready for you – no need to add any extra vegetables before serving unless you want to.
Ingredients
- 8 medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
- 3 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 leeks, trimmed and cut into thick slices
- 1 onion, sliced
- 4 tomatoes, cut into quarters
- 4 chicken legs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp flat leaved parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp thyme, leaves only
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Preheat oven to 200⁰C /400⁰F /Fan 180⁰C /Gas Mark 6 to start this chicken leg recipe (opens in new tab)
- Put the vegetables into a large roasting tin.
- Arrange the chicken legs on top, spreading everything out as evenly as you can.
- Drizzle the oil over the chicken and vegetables and sprinkle on the herbs . Using your hands, coat everything in the oil and herbs as evenly as you can.
- Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cook for 45 – 50 minutes until the vegetables are tender and the chicken cooked and golden or until the juices run clear when a skewer is inserted into the flesh.
Top Tip for making Chicken and vegetable bake
You can use chicken thighs in this recipe if you prefer – simply reduce the cooking time accordingly. This recipe can be served with a gravy.
Trusted, informative, and empathetic – GoodTo is the ultimate online destination for mums. Established in 2007, our 15-year-strong archive of content includes more than 18,000 articles, 1,500 how-to videos, and 7,000 recipes.
-
Coq au vin pie
A warming pie packed with tender chunks of chicken, succulent bacon and a rich red wine gravy...
By Rose Fooks • Published
-
Tandoori chicken
A great British favourite, this Indian tandoori chicken is very tasty and spicy and easy to cook. Serve it up with a yogurt dip and your favourite kind of naan bread.
By Octavia Lillywhite • Published
-
Gordon Ramsay's butter chicken
Gordon Ramsay's butter chicken recipe is so easy to make and tastes delicious. It includes a butter chicken sauce and spice rub for the chicken...
By Gordon Ramsay • Published
-
Munchies skillet cookie
A gooey, delicious cookie baked in a skillet. A great dessert for sharing with loved ones...
By Jess Meyer • Published
-
Mozzarella and tomato ‘bruschetta’ salad
A filling salad that doesn't shy away from flavour. Perfect as a hearty lunch or light dinner...
By Jess Meyer • Published
-
Coq au vin pie
A warming pie packed with tender chunks of chicken, succulent bacon and a rich red wine gravy...
By Rose Fooks • Published
-
Royal Family's Christmas dinner menu at Windsor Castle confuses fans
Royal fans have been left baffled by the Christmas dinner menu's unfamiliar language
By Emma Dooney • Published
-
The Queen's hilariously clever trick to get guests to dinner in a timely manner
Queen Elizabeth II's clever way she got guests to dinner promptly.
By Selina Maycock • Published
-
Why Prince Louis will eat Christmas dinner in a 'different room' away from Kate and William
Little Prince Louis will eat his Christmas lunch in a 'different room' to his parents
By Caitlin Elliott • Published