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Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon

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A family traybake with chicken thighs, butter beans, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, parsley, and lemon.

50 min610 kcal4 base servingsDinnerTraybakeGluten FreeDairy Free
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Focus ingredients: chicken thigh fillets, butter beans, baby potatoes, red peppers

Dietary fit: Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Serving tip: If the tray looks dry after the beans go in, add a splash of hot water and scrape up the smoky juices.

Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 650g chicken thigh fillets
  • 2 tins butter beans
  • 700g baby potatoes
  • 2 red peppers
  • 1 red onion
  • 300g cherry tomatoes
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • 20g parsley
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

You'll also need

large baking tray, mixing bowl, sieve, fine grater, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon cooking step 1: Prep the tray.
    Step 1

    Prep the tray

    Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Halve the potatoes, cut the peppers into strips, slice the red onion into wedges, halve the tomatoes, grate the garlic, chop the parsley, zest the lemon, and cut the lemon into wedges.

    14 min
  2. Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon cooking step 2: Start the potatoes.
    Step 2

    Start the potatoes

    Toss the potatoes and red onion on a large baking tray with 1 tablespoon olive oil, a pinch of salt, and black pepper. Roast for 14 minutes until the potatoes start to colour.

    14 min
  3. Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon cooking step 3: Season the chicken.
    Step 3

    Season the chicken

    Toss the chicken with the remaining olive oil, smoked paprika, oregano, garlic, lemon zest, a pinch of salt, and black pepper until evenly coated.

    4 min
  4. Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon cooking step 4: Add chicken and peppers.
    Step 4

    Add chicken and peppers

    Add the peppers to the tray, then nestle the chicken on top. Roast for 16 minutes until the chicken is turning golden and the potatoes are nearly tender.

    16 min
  5. Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon cooking step 5: Add beans and tomatoes.
    Step 5

    Add beans and tomatoes

    Drain and rinse the butter beans. Scatter them and the tomatoes around the chicken, spooning over tray juices, then roast for 8-10 minutes until the tomatoes soften and the chicken is cooked through.

    10 min
  6. Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon cooking step 6: Finish with lemon.
    Step 6

    Finish with lemon

    Squeeze over a little lemon juice, scatter with most of the parsley, and rest the tray for 3 minutes so the beans soak up the juices.

    4 min
  7. Paprika Chicken Butter Bean Traybake with Peppers and Lemon cooking step 7: Serve from the tray.
    Step 7

    Serve from the tray

    Divide the chicken, beans, potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes between plates. Spoon over the tray juices and serve with the remaining parsley and lemon wedges.

    3 min