Black olive tapenade, orange and chicken tray bake

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This easy chicken tray bake recipe conjures up the enchanting flavours of the Mediterranean, combining aromatic ingredients such as orange, thyme, harissa and black olive to both marinate the chicken and create a rich, comforting sauce. Best of all, it's ready in just over an hour and can be cooked entirely in one dish, saving on washing up!

First published in 2019

Ingredients

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For the traybake

Black tapenade and orange marinade

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6
2
Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl
3
Spread the onions out in a deep roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil
4
Place the chicken thighs on top of the onions, skin-side up. Arrange the new potatoes between the thighs, top with thyme sprigs and pour over the marinade. Turn the chicken thighs several times to ensure that they are fully coated with the marinade. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes
5
Remove the tray from the oven and scatter with the flaked almonds
6
Return to the oven for a further 10–15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and golden and the almonds are nicely toasted. Serve immediately

Nargisse Benkabbou is a London-based chef and author. While growing up in Brussels, her parents filled their kitchen with the flavours of their native Morocco, instilling in Nargisse a passion for exploring her culture through food.

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