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Baked orange chicken
Another good winter recipe. Can be served on its own, with salad or vegetables. Quick to prepare and can be left to bake in the oven without constant stirring.
Serves: 4-5
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1hr
Ingredients:
3-4 chicken drum sticks
6 chicken wings
1 red onion
1 zucchini
1 egg plant
2 garlic cloves
Juice and rind of one orange
3-4 tsp olive oil
1 tbs dried Italian herbs
1 punnet of cherry tomatoes
1 handful of spinach leaves
Method
– Preheat oven to 200dg
– Chop onion, garlic, cherry tomatoes, zucchini and egg plant. Put cherry tomatoes to one side
– Place onion and garlic in a large cast iron cooking pot and sauté
– Slice the flesh of the chicken and add to the pot to brown
– Once browned, add the zucchini, egg plant, orange rind, orange juice and herbs
– Place in oven for 45 minutes
– After 45 minutes, add the cherry tomatoes and return to oven for 15 more minutes