New Food: Chicken Potato Veg Tray Bake from SortedFood.com

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Chicken Potato Veg Tray Bake

I discovered Sorted (Sortedfood.com) when they became part of Jamie Oliver’s Food Tube network on YouTube. I have made several great discoveries there and the guys at Sorted not only have great food, but they also have great presentation in their shows. Check them out on YouTube.

Since Sorted has several videos on various “tray bakes”, I would guess that this is a phrase and meal that is common in the UK. It is so simple and makes a great idea for a relatively quick and easy evening meal. It is basically chopping and roasting. It lends itself to nearly any combination of veg, so you can feel free to pick your favorites and whatever happens to be coming out of the shops or your garden during any particular season. Sorted also has a meatball tray bake that we all be trying vey soon, I am sure.

I did our tray bake on a large half sheet pan so that there was plenty of room to speed out the meat and veg so that it could get a little brown and crispy along the edges. Their original recipe calls for whole chicken breast, but I preferred to chop the chicken great into small cubes so that you would get a portion of meat and veg in each serving. My adaptation of their recipe is below.

Original recipe from SortedFood.com | Sorted on YouTube | SortedFood Web Site

Chicken Potato Veg Tray Bake

Ingredients

medium white onion, sliced and separated into shreds
two fistfuls of new potatoes, diced into medium chunks
two sweet potatoes, diced into medium chunks
1 cup chopped carrots (or use whole baby carrots)
shot of olive oil
2 chicken breasts, diced into medium to large chunks
salt, pepper and some creole spice mix
½ a bulb of garlic
Sliced lemons and lemon juice

Instructions

preheat the oven to 400F
peel and slice online into thin slices, separate into shred and spread over oiled tray
scrub the potatoes, dice into medium to large pieces, toss in the oil with some salt, pepper and creole spice.
lay onions, potatoes, carrots and garlic on a roasting tray and roast for about 20 minutes in the oven.
prepare the chicken breasts by cutting away any fat or sinew, spicing with salt, pepper and creole seasoning, then dice into bit-sized pieces.
take the potatoes (still only half cooked) out of the oven and scatter the roasting tray with the chicken, lemon slices and lemon juice.
stick the tray back into the oven for about 20 minutes until the chicken and veg are cooked through.

Serves 4

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