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Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans

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Chicken thigh fillets roasted with new potatoes, green beans, cherry tomatoes, red onion, lemon, and oregano.

80 min455 kcal4 base servingsDinnerTraybakeFamily Friendly
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Focus ingredients: chicken thigh fillets, new potatoes, green beans, cherry tomatoes

Dietary fit: Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Serving tip: Serve freshly cooked. Cool leftovers in shallow containers and refrigerate within1–2hours at0–5°C; keep cold sauce separately. Eat within48hours or the earlier ingredient use-by limit. Reheat the cooked portion only once until steaming hot throughout, then add chilled sauce if included. Larger households need extra oven batches.

Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 650g chicken thigh fillets
  • 800g new potatoes
  • 250g green beans
  • 300g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 red onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 lemon
  • 20g parsley
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 45ml olive oil
  • 1000ml water

You'll also need

two shallow35x25cm roasting trays, oven with two spaced shelves, 3l saucepan, colander, clean food thermometer, knife and board, scales and measuring jug

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans cooking step 1: Prep the tray.
    Step 1

    Prepare the oven and vegetables

    For more than four servings, cook separate batches of no more than four, using each batch’s share of every displayed ingredient. Keep the same tray sizes, piece thicknesses and cooking times; allow extra time for each batch. Heat the oven to 220°C conventional /200°C fan. Cut potatoes into 2cm pieces and onion into eight wedges. Halve tomatoes, trim green beans, crush garlic and chop parsley. Measure 2g lemon zest and 30ml juice from the displayed lemons. Cut the remaining fruit into wedges, saving any excess.

  2. Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans cooking step 2: Start the potatoes.
    Step 2

    Give potatoes a head start

    Divide potatoes and onion between the two 35×25cm trays, toss with 15ml oil and half the oregano, and spread in a single layer. Roast for 20 minutes, turning and swapping shelves halfway.

    20 min
  3. Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans cooking step 3: Season the chicken.
    Step 3

    Season the boneless thighs

    Open the boneless chicken thighs flat, no thicker than 2cm, and coat with all garlic, measured lemon zest and juice, remaining oregano and 15ml oil. Wash hands and utensils after raw chicken.

  4. Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans cooking step 4: Roast the chicken.
    Step 4

    Roast and check chicken

    Divide the chicken and tomatoes between the trays alongside the potatoes, leaving gaps around the chicken. Roast for 25–30 minutes, turning the chicken and swapping shelves halfway. Check several thickest pieces reach 75°C for 30 seconds with a clean probe; continue and recheck if necessary. Potatoes should pierce easily and chicken should be golden and opaque throughout.

    30 min
  5. Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans cooking step 5: Add green beans.
    Step 5

    Cook green beans

    During the final 10 minutes, bring all measured water to the boil in a 3l pan. Boil the green beans for 6–8 minutes until tender with a slight bite; drain and toss with the remaining 15ml oil.

    8 min
  6. Zesty Lemon Oregano Chicken Potato Traybake with Green Beans cooking step 6: Finish with lemon.
    Step 6

    Serve

    Divide all chicken, potatoes, onion, tomatoes and green beans equally between serving plates. Spoon over the hot tray juices, scatter all parsley and serve with all prepared lemon wedges.