Here’s an easy and tasty roast chicken that doesn’t require much from you.
The prep is important and thereafter it’s unattended cooking. This chicken only uses 3 spices, simple and tasty. Also, you can use any chicken pieces.
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INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Pieces
Sea Salt
Ground Black Pepper
Chicken Spice
Olive Oil
METHOD:
1. The night before cooking, arrange chicken pieces on a baking tray and season with sea salt. Refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours.
2. Remove the chicken from the fridge and season with ground black pepper and chicken seasoning.
3. Preheat oven to 230 C and place oven safe dish in oven to preheat as well. I used a cast iron skillet.
4. When oven is ready, remove oven safe dish and add olive oil, enough to coat bottom of the pan.
5. Place chicken pieces in oven safe dish and place in oven uncovered.
6. Bake chicken for 35 minutes then remove chicken and baste chicken with oil in pan.
7. Bake a further 10 minutes. Chicken is ready when juices run clear.
FOR SALAD:
THREE BEAN SALAD
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Ingredients
2 Cans Three Bean Mix
125g Baby Plum Tomatoes, halved
1/2 English Cucumber, sliced
1 Avocado, cubed
1/2 Red Onion, diced
1/2 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
Handful of Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped
2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
Salt and Ground Black Pepper
1. In a colander, drain and rinse the two cans of Three Bean Mix.
2. In a large bowl, add the Tomatoes, Cucumber, Avocado, Red Onion, Red Bell Pepper, Parsley and rinsed beans.
3. Add the Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Salt and Black Pepper.
4. Toss the salad and serve or store a day in advance in the fridge.