Lemon and Herb Butter Bean Chicken – “KOTOPOLO KAI FOURNI GIGANTES!”
INGREDIENTS – serves 4 but easy to double or you can freeze half when cooked
1 x red onion – peel, cut in half and then dice.
4 x garlic cloves – remove the papery skin, cut into small pieces they don’t need to be neat just small!
1 x 400g Tin of chopped tomatoes
1 x 400g Tin of Butter Beans – open the tin, place in colander, drain liquid off, then rinse under cold water and leave to drain.
1 tablespoon of dried cinnamon
2 teaspoons of dried oregano
Salt and pepper – from store cupboard
1 x lemon – cut into round slices – you need 1 slice per chicken thigh
4 x chicken thighs
STORECUPBOARD
Oil of choice for cooking
Salt and pepper
METHOD
1] Place a frying pan over a gentle heat, add a drizzle of oil across the base, heat gently then add the Red Onion and Garlic , stir to coat, and cook for approx. 5 minutes until the onion and garlic are starting to soften and lose their colour.Do not allow to go crispy the aim is for a soft consistency.
2] Once your onion mixture is soft add your tin of tomatoes, tin of butter beans and stir in you 1 tablespoon of dried cinnamon.Bring to a simmer for 3 minutes.Then remove from the heat and pour into an ovenproof baking dish [ you need to make sure it is big enough to hold the chicken thighs on top too]
3] In a small bowl mix together your dried oregano, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
4] Preheat your oven to Gas 4/180/160C FAN
5] With the Four chicken thighs in front of you skin side up, take a quarter of the oregano mix and push under the skin of each thigh, the easiest way is to use a teaspoon, gently tease the skin away from the flesh and push the mixture under the skin between it and the flesh then put the skin back over it.
6] Put your stuffed chicken thighs on top of the butter bean mixture in your oven proof dish, place a slice of lemon on top of each chicken thigh and place into your pre heated oven to cook for approx. 50 minutes to an hour until your chicken thighs are cooked thoroughly [ no pink runs out when you stick a skewer in]
7] Serve as an all-in-one meal or with a green leafy vegetable to contrast the colour if wished.
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Lemon and Herb Butter Bean Chicken
Lemon and Herb Butter Bean Chicken – “KOTOPOLO KAI FOURNI GIGANTES!”
INGREDIENTS – serves 4 but easy to double or you can freeze half when cooked
1 x red onion – peel, cut in half and then dice.
4 x garlic cloves – remove the papery skin, cut into small pieces they don’t need to be neat just small!
1 x 400g Tin of chopped tomatoes
1 x 400g Tin of Butter Beans – open the tin, place in colander, drain liquid off, then rinse under cold water and leave to drain.
1 tablespoon of dried cinnamon
2 teaspoons of dried oregano
Salt and pepper – from store cupboard
1 x lemon – cut into round slices – you need 1 slice per chicken thigh
4 x chicken thighs
STORECUPBOARD
Oil of choice for cooking
Salt and pepper
METHOD
1] Place a frying pan over a gentle heat, add a drizzle of oil across the base, heat gently then add the Red Onion and Garlic , stir to coat, and cook for approx. 5 minutes until the onion and garlic are starting to soften and lose their colour. Do not allow to go crispy the aim is for a soft consistency.
2] Once your onion mixture is soft add your tin of tomatoes, tin of butter beans and stir in you 1 tablespoon of dried cinnamon. Bring to a simmer for 3 minutes. Then remove from the heat and pour into an ovenproof baking dish [ you need to make sure it is big enough to hold the chicken thighs on top too]
3] In a small bowl mix together your dried oregano, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
4] Preheat your oven to Gas 4/180/160C FAN
5] With the Four chicken thighs in front of you skin side up, take a quarter of the oregano mix and push under the skin of each thigh, the easiest way is to use a teaspoon, gently tease the skin away from the flesh and push the mixture under the skin between it and the flesh then put the skin back over it.
6] Put your stuffed chicken thighs on top of the butter bean mixture in your oven proof dish, place a slice of lemon on top of each chicken thigh and place into your pre heated oven to cook for approx. 50 minutes to an hour until your chicken thighs are cooked thoroughly [ no pink runs out when you stick a skewer in]
7] Serve as an all-in-one meal or with a green leafy vegetable to contrast the colour if wished.
This dish once cooked can be chilled then frozen.
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