Paprika Roast Chicken with Butter Beans
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Everything about this one is designed to be easy: one tray, a handful of store-cupboard tins, and forty minutes in the oven while you get on with your evening. The chicken skin crisps up under a rub of smoked paprika while the butter beans underneath turn soft and creamy in the tomatoey juices. It is a low-fuss, lower-refined-carbohydrate way to feed the family that still feels like a proper Sunday roast.
Ingredients
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Choose a product for smoked paprika - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for butter beans, drained - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for chopped tomatoes - we add the cheapest by default.
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Local shop6 bone-in chicken thighs
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Local shop1 onion, sliced
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Local shop3 cloves garlic, crushed
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Local shop1 red pepper, chopped
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Local shop1 lemon
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Local shop1 handful fresh parsley, chopped
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Local shopto taste salt and black pepper
Ticked items go to your Lean & Healthy basket. Fresh items like onions and herbs are best picked up from your local shop.
Method
Serves 4 · about 55 minutes from start to finish.
Heat the oven to 200C (fan 180C). Pat the chicken thighs dry and rub them all over with 1 tbsp of the olive oil, the smoked paprika and a good pinch of salt and pepper.
In a large roasting tray, stir together the butter beans, chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, red pepper and the remaining olive oil. Season and spread level.
Nestle the chicken thighs on top, skin-side up, so the skin sits above the beans and can crisp.
Roast for 35-40 minutes until the chicken is golden and cooked through and the beans are bubbling and thick.
Squeeze over the lemon and scatter with parsley.
Bring the whole tray to the table and serve with a green salad or some wilted greens.
Nutrition
Estimated per serving
Cook's tip
The beans should finish creamy, not dry - if the tray looks tight before the chicken is done, stir in a splash of water and carry on.
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Nutrition figures are estimates per serving and will vary with brands and portion sizes. Ingredient prices and availability are indicative and confirmed at the secure Shopify checkout. Blood-Sugar-Friendly describes a lower-sugar, lower-refined-carbohydrate way of cooking. It is a food style, not medical advice - please speak to a qualified professional about your own diet.