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Tomato baked chicken with basil, mushrooms and baby potatoes
Average rating: 4 out of 5 star rating

Chicken thighs are cheap as chips, but if you don't know what to do with them we've got the answer - knock up this chicken and tomato casserole-style dish

  • Prep time: 10 mins

  • Cooking time: 25 mins

  • Total time: 35 mins

  • Serves: 4

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

  • Child friendly

Ingredients

Chicken thighs are very cheap, but you can also other cuts of cheap chicken like legs and wings in this dish

  • 8 large chicken thighs
  • 350g basil, parmesan and cherry tomato ready-made sauce
  • 1 punnet of button mushrooms
  • 4tbsp of freshly chopped basil
  • 350ml chicken stock
  • 500g baby potatoes
  • 40ml olive oil

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 180ºC.
  2. Colour the chicken in a frying pan of hot oil and then place into a baking dish along with the basil, parmesan and cherry tomato sauce, whole button mushrooms and half of the basil. Add the chicken stock.
  3. Place the dish in the oven and cook for 25 mins
  4. Whilst the chicken is cooking, boil the baby potatoes until cooked.
  5. Drain and serve the potatoes on a plate, placing the chicken on top of them.
  6. Finish by sprinkling the other half of the basil and drizzling the olive oil over the top.

Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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