… it’s been an absolute age since I’ve cooked my beloved chicken thighs, I can’t believe I’ve neglected them for so long but on this chilly and grey weekend morning I woke with a hunger for their juicy tenderness… for those of you who aren’t yet fans of the best bit of the chicken, and let’s face it, there can’t be that many, you can read more about my love for the thigh here but in a nutshell they are the tenderest bit of dark meat, wrapped with a little fat to keep it all juicy and as such they can take a lot of long, slow cooking and ooze their gorgeous juiciness into everything you cook them with… so much better than a dry old breast and of course because they’re the least popular bit of the chicken they’re still nice and cheap so you can afford to buy the best free-range, corn-fed chickens and still pay less than a packet of breasts… preach over, now on to the cooking…
rosemary and beetroot roasted chicken thighs
as you know we recently moved into a flat in London and because we’ve been so busy at work and doing an awful lot of eating out I haven’t had the time to stock up the larder properly so I was inspired when I saw the schwartz recipe inspiration kit … they’re great because if the cupboards are bare… or you don’t have a space for growing fresh herbs… or even if its as simple as the weather forcing you to be lazy… they have everything you could need for a decent flavour-packed meal…
I used the rosemary roasted chicken and potato recipe inspiration kit which contains –
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon garlic granules
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried thyme
the rest of the ingredients include –
1 packet of mixed chicken thighs and legs – free-range and corn-fed
2 beetroot – quartered with skin on
1 medium onion – roughly chopped
1 medium carrot – roughly chopped with skin on
1 handful of green beans – roughly torn in half
8 chestnut mushrooms – quartered
you will need one large casserole dish with a lid or a roasting tin and some foil, pre-heat the oven to 170C
simply place all the veg into your roasting dish, sprinkle with half the herbs and then mix them all up with your hands, then lay the chicken pieces on top and sprinkle the remaining herbs on top and rub them into the chicken
roast with the lid on for 1 hour then take the lid off and let the chicken brown for a further 20 mins or so
this blog post is brought to you in association with Schwartz
eat and of course, enjoy!
Rosemary Roasted Chicken & Potatoes Recipe Inspirations Kit looks interesting. Need to try it.
I don't know if I've ever seen chestnut mushrooms! And I've never tried beets with chicken. I think it sounds delicious and this is a must try. Pinned.
Looks delish!
We are great fans of chicken thighs in this house and the wonderfully endless number of ways you can cook them.
This one looks a real winner.
This chicken looks delicious! What a comforting fall dinner, and I love that it is all made in one pot.
thanks Lea Ann… Chestnut Mushrooms are European (ive just googled it) and the US equivalent is called Black Poplar but these may be hard to find so any dark brown skinned mushroom would work, oh and Chicken with beets is glorious, they suck up all the juices!
Thanks Cate, I love a one pot meal too, so easy and sooo warming x
Dom – this is a genius recipe. I've never roasted beetroot in a one pot dish along with chicken and green beans and I love both vegetables equally. It's nice that the beetroot skin is left on so it stays intact so I can pick it out for my husband who sadly isn't a fan. Off to the shops tomorrow for the ingredients for this.
Love chicken, love beetroot, together heaven in one pot! Never put beetroot in a casserole before but the idea has hit the spot.
Dom, I'm vegetarian but you've given me all sorts of ideas with this recipe; thanks x
Glorious! I love your chicken thighs recipes. They're so mouthwatering. Such beautiful colour and they look so juicy inside. yum.
Love chicken thighs, totally agree they have so much flavour and you can buy really well-reared chicken yet they're still good value. Just grabbed some beetroot from the garden and love the idea of using it in a delicious but easy one pot dinner like this.
Looks gorgeous. I have a garden full of rosemary so try a variant on this
Thank goodness for that – I was beginning to think that you'd lost your taste for the chicken thigh. All is right with the world once more. This sounds a lovely dish. I've come across a number of otherwise sane people who don't like beetroot, but I can't understand why – it's a lovely thing.
Looks delicious Dom love beetroot cooked in dishes!
Love roasted beetroot and especially with chicken, I usually roast the chicken with roots, beetroot included! Your thighs are looking great!
Moved into a London flat, what? I was just thinking the other day that I hadn't seen your thighs for a while. I obviously have some catching up to do (but you obviously haven't lost your touch!) x