Name: Middle Eastern Traybake Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped; 3 tbsp Herbie’s Pomegranate Molasses; 2 tbsp Herbie’s Sumac; 2 tsp Herbie’s Aleppo Pepper Flakes; 2 tsp Herbie’s Baharat Spice Blend; 4 tbsp olive oil; 8 chicken thighs, skin on; 1 400g can chickpeas, drained; 1/2 cup fresh pomegranate seeds, to serve (optional); 1 cup coriander, leaves and stem, loosely packed; 1 cup flat leaf parsley, leaves and stem, loosely packed; 3 sprigs mint (about 20 leaves); 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (approx 1 lemon); 125ml (1/2 cup) Greek yoghurt; salt, to taste

Middle Eastern Traybake Chicken

This is a delicious crowd-pleasing dish that can easily be prepared ahead. The sweet and sour flavour of pomegranate molasses with the warming spices in Baharat is a match made in heaven. Serve with salad and couscous or sweet potato mash. The marinade can also be doubled up and stored in the fridge for 3 weeks.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins

Yield: 4 Serves 1x

Category: Chicken

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

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Ingredients

Marinade

4 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
3 tbsp Herbie’s Pomegranate Molasses
2 tbsp Herbie’s Sumac
2 tsp Herbie’s Aleppo Pepper Flakes
2 tsp Herbie’s Baharat Spice Blend
4 tbsp olive oil
8 chicken thighs, skin on
1 400g can chickpeas, drained
1/2 cup fresh pomegranate seeds, to serve (optional)

Dressing

1 cup coriander, leaves and stem, loosely packed
1 cup flat leaf parsley, leaves and stem, loosely packed
3 sprigs mint (about 20 leaves)
1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (approx 1 lemon)
125ml (1/2 cup) Greek yoghurt
salt, to taste

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Instructions

Blitz marinade ingredients together or use a pestle and mortar to make a paste. Rub all over chicken – you can marinade overnight at this point if desired.
Heat oven to 160C.
Place chicken and chickpeas in a roasting dish and cook for 40 minutes, then increase heat to 200C for 10-15 minutes until chicken is cooked through and nicely coloured.
Blitz yoghurt dressing ingredients together (can be done up to 2 days in advance and stored in the fridge in a jar) and drizzle over chicken to serve, scattered with pomegranate seeds.