One tray roast chicken dinner– Primal, Paleo, Clean Eating and Kid friendly

Simple meals don't have to be boring.

I have been on a mission this year to make simple but tasty meals. The aim was to create recipes that can be prepared and cooked quickly on a busy weeknight.

We all struggle to make healthy and tasty meals while keeping on top of everything else in life.

This recipe is healthy, delicious and easy to make, you can cook on a single tray in the oven. The preparation takes no more than 20 minutes, that is all of the slicing, dicing and mixing.

Each meal is portioned to feed four adults.

Must be an English thing

Roast dinners are probably one of the most requested meals from the family. I do love a good roast dinner but feel that the return on investment is crap. For a traditional roast dinner, I spend an average of 2 hours in the kitchen, preparing veggies, roasting and basting meat, mashing potatoes and making gravy. This considerable effort results in a meal that is an impressive spread that is completely gone in less than 20 minutes. Everyone is full and happy, but I have lots of dishes to do.

Simple but still a roast

For me, the ideal roast dinner is one that can be put together in under 20 minutes and doesn't leave me with enough pots and pans the fill the dishwasher twice. This recipe is the perfect solution. One dish, chicken, broken down into small pieces which will cook quickly, vegetables that won't go mushy and flavours that work well together. If you want a roast dinner that doesn't take a lifetime and still keeps the family happy give this recipe a go.

Check out my video on how to make this recipe.

One tray roast chicken dinner recipe

Ingredients

4 chicken drumsticks

4 chicken thighs

3 sweet potatoes, cubed

2 courgettes, chopped

½ red onion, sliced

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper,

1 tsp. garlic powder,

1 tsp. dried rosemary,

1 tsp. ginger powder,

1 tsp. sweet paprika,

1 tsp. Chicken stock powder

¼ tsp. chilli flakes

¼tsp. cinnamon

2 tbsps. olive oil

One tray roast chicken dinner ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees c / 350 degrees f.

In a bowl mix together the salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary, ginger, paprika, chicken stock powder, chilli flakes and cinnamon to make a spice mix.

In a baking dish place the chicken thighs skin side up in the corners and sprinkle with some of the spice mix.

Add the chicken drumsticks to the dish around the thighs and sprinkle with some more spice mix.

In a bowl mix together the vegetables with the remaining spice mix and the olive oil.

Spread the vegetables over the top of the chicken in the baking dish.

Roast in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, the chicken should be cooked through.

Remove the dish from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.