Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
The perfect chicken bake for cooler winter nights.
Ingredients
- 1 level teaspoon Massel Chicken Style Stock Powder
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 6 small-medium potatoes
- 3 medium sized zucchini
- Olive oil spray
- 1 Tbsp bread crumbs
- Marinade:
- 2 teasp Massel Chicken Style Stock Powder
- 1 cup white dry wine – Semillon or Sauvignon Blanc will do.
- 1/3-1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dry thyme
- 1 teaspoon dry tarragon
- ½ teaspoon of paprika powder (for colour – optional)
- ½ teaspoon chilli powder (optional or to taste)
- Sauce: Chef’s Tip: If you like lots of sauce you can double the quantities below!
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. white flour
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- Reserved marinade plus 1/2 cup water
Method
- Remove fat and trim chicken thighs.
- In a deep bowl combine all ingredients for the marinade.
- Place the chicken thighs in the marinade making sure they are well covered.
- Cover and set aside for as long as you can, best overnight.
- One and half hours before serving set the oven to 190-200 degrees C.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them in 1 cm cubes.
- Wash then cut the ends off zucchini then cut into cubes that are double the size of the potato ones.
- Choose an ovenproof container that is not too big and can accommodate everything rather snugly.
- Spray container with olive oil and coat with breadcrumbs.
- Place potatoes and zucchini in the container; lightly sprinkle them with the Massel stock powder chicken.
- Remove Chicken from marinade then reserve marinade to make the sauce.
- Place the Chicken on the potato-zucchini base.
- Place in the oven for 45-50 minutes, checking every 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, heat oil in a frypan on medium heat, add flour and sauté until golden brown.
- Add tomato paste while stirring. Gently pour in the marinade and water while mixing. Use a whipping tool so as the mixture doesn’t form lumps.
- Reduce heat and simmer until the sauce has a good consistency. Add extra water if too thick.
- Season with a sprinkle of Massel Stock Powder Chicken and pepper before serving, if required.
Massel products used in this recipe:
