Maple-glazed chicken
Save money by buying chicken legs, which taste great with a sweet maple crust and seasonal vegetables.
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Serves: 4
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
If you don't have maple syrup, honey works just as well.
- 1butternut squash, about 850g (1¾lb) - peeled and deseeded weight
- 2 red or white onions, peeled and cut into wedges
- 6 large cloves garlic, peeled, left whole
- 2tbsp olive oil
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 2tbsp maple syrup
- 1 rounded tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 large courgettes, sliced thickly
- A few fresh thyme sprigs
- 4 chicken legs
Method
- Set the oven to 200°C or gas mark 6. Cut the squash into chunks, and mix in a roasting tin with the onion wedges and all but 2 of the cloves of garlic. Sprinkle in 1tbsp of the oil, mix well and season. Roast for 15 mins.
- Peel and crush the other two cloves of garlic and mix with the maple syrup, mustard and the rest of the oil.
- Add the courgettes and thyme to the squash in the roasting tin and place the chicken legs on top. Brush these with the maple syrup glaze. Roast for 50 mins - 1 hr until chicken is well-cooked and the vegetables are tender. (Not suitable for freezing).
Nutritional information is for the maximum number of servings
By Kate Moseley. Photos: Chris Alack. Props stylist: Sue Radcliffe
Nutritional information per portion
- Calories 318(kcal)
- Fat 10.0g
- Saturates 2.0g
This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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