Everyone loves a roast. Here's a recipe for a low maintenance version with minimum washing up -
perfect for any day of the week.
Serves: 4
Preperation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
8 chicken pieces (thighs, breasts, legs - whatever you fancy)
5 carrots
3 parsnips
2 red onions, peeled
3-4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
And on the side
4 potatoes (for mashing), peeled
1 small swede, peeled
2 teaspoons margarine
100ml hot milk
4 handfuls of green beans
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C/ gas mark 6
2. Put the chicken pieces in a large roasting tin.
3. Peel and chop carrots, parsnips and red onions (it doesn't really matter how you do this - big chunks will make your dish seem more rustic) and add to the roasting tin.
4. Peel and crush the garlic and add to the tin or simply add the whole cloves.
5. Pour a bit of olive oil over the chicken and vegetables and put the whole lot in the oven.
6. Cook for around 40 minutes or until the juice runs clear when you put a skewer in the chicken pieces.
For the mash
1. Peel and chop the potatoes and swede and put together in a large pan of boiling water for 20 minutes or until they are soft.
2. Drain the water from the potatoes and swede.
3. In the same pan (for minimum washing up) mash the potato and swede together with a little hot milk, a small knob of butter and seasoning.
Why not
Add some green beans on the side - either steam them or add them to boiling water for a few minutes. They'll brighten up your dish and add to your 5 A DAY.
Add some finely chopped spring onions or some chopped fresh herbs to the mash.
Serve the mash, chicken and vegetables all together.