
Roast chicken with olives
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/roast-chicken-with-olives
This dish uses loads of delicious homegrown ingredients, and is ready in a flash
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 30g
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Ingredients
- 2 Co-op British chicken breasts
- 300g Co-op Jersey Royals, halved if large
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tbsp Co-op olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, unpeeled
- 100g frozen peas, defrosted
- 125g Co-op British asparagus, trimmed
- 20g pitted green olives, chopped
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Small handful fresh parsley, chopped, or 1/2 tsp dried
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas 6
- Place the chicken and potatoes on a roasting tin lined with greaseproof paper
- Lightly score the chicken 3 or 4 times across the top, season with black pepper, then drizzle with 2 tbsp of the oil
- Roast for 10 mins
- Add the garlic to the tin and roast for another 10 mins
- Meanwhile, put the peas and asparagus in a pan and cover with boiling water
- Leave for 1 minute then drain
- Remove the garlic and squeeze it into a bowl
- Add the veg to the tin and cook for 5 more mins
- Mash the garlic with a fork and add the rest of the olive oil, the olives (plus 1 tsp liquid from the jar) and the lemon juice
- Stir in the parsley, season with black pepper and spoon over the chicken to serve