Spice-Baked Chicken with Autumn Veggies and Lentils

Name: Spice-Baked Chicken with Autumn Veggies and Lentils
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp ground turmeric; .5 tsp chili flakes; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 x 400g tin brown lentils, drained and rinsed; 1 x 400g tin of cherry tomatoes; 6 chicken thighs, skin on, bone in; 2 red onions, cut into quarters through the root; 1 eggplant, halved lengthways and each half cut into 4 large chunks; .5 medium butternut pumpkin, cut into 1.5cm thick slices, skin on; sea salt and ground pepper; 1 cup thick plain yogurt; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; finely grated zest 1 lemon; 3 tightly packed baby spinach leaves; 1 tbsp lemon juice; sea salt and ground pepper

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:50min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:54:03 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

2 Tbspolive oil

2 Tbspmaple syrup

2 Tbspsoy sauce

2 Tbspapple cider vinegar

2 tspground cumin

2 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspground turmeric

½ tspchili flakes

3garlic cloves

crushed

1 x 400gbrown lentils

tin, drained and rinsed

1 x 400gcherry tomatoes

cut into quarters through the root

1eggplant

halved lengthways and each half cut into 4 large chunks

0.5butternut pumpkin

medium, cut into 1.5cm thick slices, skin on

sea salt

ground pepper

1 cupplain yogurt

thick

garlicky lemon spinach

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbsplemon juice

sea salt

ground pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170C fan bake.

Step 2

Combine all the ingredients down to and including the lentils and tomatoes in a large bowl.

Step 3

Add the chicken and vegetables and turn to coat well. Tip onto the tray and spread into a single layer. Season and bake for 30 minutes.

Step 4

In the meantime, heat the lemon spinach oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Sizzle the garlic and zest for about 30 seconds. Add the spinach and turn to lightly wilt then add the juice. This should take under 1 minute. Tip into a bowl and season.

Step 5

Turn the vegetables over and baste the chicken. Cook for a further 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked.

Step 6

Top with the spinach, a dollop of yogurt and sprinkle of chili flakes.