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Zesty Chicken Bake

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Zesty Chicken Bake

A zesty New Zealand-style chicken bake with kumara and silverbeet, finished with mint sauce and manuka honey, served over roast potatoes.

Total time
41 min
Prep
17 min
Cook
24 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
New Zealand

Ingredients

4 pieceschicken thighs
2kumara
1silverbeet
1 cuproast potatoes
to tastemint sauce
2 tspmanuka honey
1 tbspolive oil
to tastesalt and black pepper

Instructions

1

Season the chicken thighs and braise them over medium-high heat until well browned, about 4 minutes.

2

Add the kumara and silverbeet, cooking until softened, about 6 minutes.

3

Stir in the mint sauce and manuka honey for a final minute.

4

Roast the potatoes separately until golden.

5

Let the chicken simmer for about 16 minutes so the flavors meld.

6

Taste and adjust the seasoning.

7

Serve hot over the roast potatoes, garnished with fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
129
Protein
7.6g
Fat
6.2g
Carbs
11.4g
Fiber
1.3g
Sodium
114mg

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