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Roasted fennel and chicken tray bake

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 10 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons zest of lemon
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 400g skinless chicken thigh fillets
  • 1 large fennel bulb, shredded (see tips)
  • ½ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
  • 4 kumara (about 200g each)
  • 3 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 cup fresh cherry tomatoes, halved (or 400g can cherry tomatoes, drained)
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 2 cups steamed green beans, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Place fennel seeds, zest and garlic in a bowl. Add chicken and coat with mixture. Place shredded fennel in a medium baking dish and drizzle with olive oil; top with chicken thighs and add stock. Bake for 1 hour, or until chicken is cooked and golden and fennel is tender.

    2 Meanwhile line a large baking tray with baking paper. Scrub kumara and pat dry with a paper towel; prick all over with a fork. Place them on prepared tray and bake for 40—45 minutes, turning halfway through, or until soft when pierced with a skewer. Slice lengthways to serve.

    3 Add cherry tomatoes to the chicken pan for the last 15 minutes of cooking time.  Fold through the baby spinach.

    4 Serve chicken and fennel with beans and baked kumara.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check stock is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Trim stalks and base from fennel bulb. Use a mandolin to shred bulb into fine slices that will caramelise during cooking.

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