Garlic and Herb Chicken

I LOVE this budget friendly dinner which literally consists of potatoes, veg and chicken. But boy is it absolutely delicious and filling!

Basically a tray bake, it is so easy to do and quick! Just pop in the oven and relax. 

I opted for skin on bone in chicken thighs, at my local Morrisons I can get 1kg of these for around £3.40, which really helps spread more protein on a cheaper budget. You normally get around 7 pieces of chicken in these packs, I only used 5 in this recipe so I have some for later in the week to shread into a curry! 

With the veg, I opted for vegetables I can use again for meals later in the week. So I don't have any sad veg leftover and minimal wastage. 

I'm planning on this week of really focusing on budget friendly easy meals! 

Ingredients 

Marinade - 

2 tsp pureed garlic/ 2-3 garlic cloves, minced

1tsp oregano 

1tsp thyme (dried is fine!) 

1tsp smoked paprika 

Drizzle of oil (veg or olive is absolutely fine) 

Dash of lemon juice (bottled is fine) 

Good grinding of black pepper

1-2 carrots

2 sweet potatoes

1 courgette 

1-2 red onions 

5 chicken thighs (or how many you'll eat, I recommend 2 for adults and 1 for babies) 

How to do

Pop the oven on to 180⁰c fan or 200⁰c non fan. 

Slice the carrots and courgette, peel and chop the sweet potatos and onions. For the carrots I would recommend thinly slicing or they'll be a tad crunchy! Or if you're into that, do chunks! 

Pop them in a big bowl with the chicken thighs, all the marinade ingredients and mix thoroughly. 

Spread out the veg on a tray and pop the chicken on top and whack in the oven for around 45 minutes. Basically until the chicken is nicely browned and veg is soft! 

And that's it! Super easy!