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March 23, 2020 by Fiona Maclean 6 Comments

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Last Updated on January 26, 2021 by Fiona Maclean

Delicious Mediterranean style chicken tray bake and a fabulous wine pairing.

What do you do when you are craving roast chicken but you live by yourself.  Or when you have a pack of chicken thighs or drumsticks but don’t want a casserole.  So long as your chicken pieces still have skin (and preferably some bone) it’s perfectly possible to make a delicious Mediterranean style chicken tray bake dinner that will rival the best whole roast.  It is important to have some skin on the chicken if you want to cook the version I’m showing here.  But, if you happen to have skinless breasts, you can still make a version of this dish.  I’ll explain how later on.

Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake

In my case, I went to the farmers’ market this weekend and picked up a half chicken.  For a small household, it’s a great idea because you get a breast on the bone, leg and wing.  A tray bake is a great way to use it – or it can be pot roast in stock, wine or a tomato-based sauce.

Ingredients for Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake

It feels like the start of Spring – outside, the trees are in blossom and the sky is blue.  Just to nudge the weather into touch and encourage summer along, I decided that a Mediterranean Chicken tray bake would be perfect.  It’s one of those recipes you can mix up depending on what’s in the fridge and store cupboard.  In my case, an aubergine, red onion, garlic, tomatoes and a few herbs.  By cooking the recipe in two separate trays you can also serve the Mediterranean vegetables to any veggie or vegan diners without worrying

White Louis Jadot Bourgogne Blanc Clos de Loyse Wine for Chicken Pairing

As it happens I did have a rather special bottle of wine to try and pair – the Louis Jadot Bourgogne Blanc Clos de Loyse 2016. It’s the sort of wine you should bring out when you want to demonstrate just how special a good Chardonnay can be.  It’s a single estate Chardonnay from Chateau des Jacques, light and fragrant with stone fruit notes and good minerality.  Louis Jadot is a major wine producer in Burgundy, established in 1859 which specialises in wines from the Grands Terroirs of the Bourgogne.  This Chardonnay comes from the Chateau des Jacques estate in Moulin a Vent, which Louis Jadot acquired in 1996.  It’s one of the most prestigious estates in Beaujolais with 5 different ‘clos’ (essentially fields or plots) totally 20.4 hectares. The 9 hectares of Chardonnay vines are used to make this really delicious, delicate wine. 

It’s unoaked so really fresh and easy-drinking.  You could quite easily enjoy it as an aperitif, but it also paired really well with my simple, Mediterranean tray bake chicken dish. 

5 from 4 votes
Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake
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Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
 

An easy Mediterranean chicken tray bake that can be adapted to work with different chicken cuts and with a variety of different vegetables

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: aubergine, chicken, tray bake
Servings: 2
Calories: 363 kcal
Author: Fiona Maclean
Ingredients
  • 1 half Chicken or skin on chicken portions of your choice
  • 2 Potatoes
  • 1 Red Onion
  • 1 small Aubergine you can use any combination of suitable vegetables including courgettes (zucchini), aubergine (eggplant), mushrooms and carrots.
  • 2 Tomatoes Or half a tin of plum tomatoes
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 sprig Rosemary
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 drizzle Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 tsp dried oregano or mixed herbs
  • 1 handful Fresh Basil
  • Salt, Pepper and Chilli Flakes
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180c (175c fan oven)

  2. Dice the aubergine into 1cm cubes

  3. Chop the tomatoes into a reasonable size. For regular tomatoes, quarters are perfect. Cherry tomatoes can be left whole or halved. Beefsteak style tomatoes need to be diced into 2cm cubes

  4. Peel the onion and cut into segments, crush the garlic cloves

  5. Mix together all the prepared vegetables* with half the olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic, a teaspoon of oregano or dried mixed herb and a drizzle of balsamic. Season well with salt and pepper

    Vegetable Mixture for Mediterranean Veg
  6. Spread the vegetable mixture into a baking tray

    Uncooked Mediterranean Veg
  7. Scrub and dice the potatoes into 1cm cubes. There's no need to peel them unless you want to.

  8. Put the chicken and potatoes in a separate tray with the rosemary and the remaining clove of garlic. Using two trays will help allow the potatoes to crisp up nicely. Drizzle over the remaining olive oil and season well with salt, pepper and chilli flakes. *If you are using skinless chicken breasts or simply don't care if your potatoes are crispy or not, feel free to use one larger baking tray.

    Half Chicken with Potatoes Tray Bake
  9. Put everything in the oven and bake for 35 minutes or until your chicken is cooked through. Reduce the time by about 10 minutes for boneless chicken breast, thighs or drumsticks

    Roast chicken tray bake
  10. Serve, garnishing the vegetables with torn basil leaves.

  11. Any left over veg can be served the next day, hot or cold

Recipe Notes

An easy chicken traybake that can be made in one or two trays and adapted to whatever ingredients you have in the house

This is a really easy recipe that adapts well for larger families.  You can cook everything in one tray – especially if you are using chicken breasts or thighs.  But, by splitting out the chicken and potato from the vegetables, you have a vegetarian option too that could be served with an omelette or some grilled halloumi or even with vegan sausages that can cook in the oven at the same time.

The Louis Jadot Bourgogne Blanc Close de Loyse makes an excellent pairing for this Mediterranean chicken tray bake.

Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake

 

We are currently working on a series of wine pairings with wines from independent wine merchants and this particular wine can be bought from Fareham Wine Cellar and Noble Green Wines. Both offer an online shop and delivery throughout the UK.

 

Looking for something different?  Do check out my Low-Calorie Tarragon Chicken recipe or this very quick and easy Spanish pork casserole with paprika

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake and Wine

Filed Under: Mains, Poultry, Recipes Tagged With: Chicken, mediterranean

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

Comments

  1. Julie Mouzoura says

    April 18, 2020 at 8:50 pm

    My mouth is watering just reading this recipe. I love Mediterranean food and will definitely give this a try!

    Reply
  2. Rachel Lewis says

    April 6, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    Looks delicious. Definitely want to try this. Will give it a go for sure

    Reply
  3. Dan says

    March 30, 2020 at 6:39 pm

    Chicken can be so bland, so this recipe is one I intend to try

    Reply
    • Fiona Maclean says

      April 1, 2020 at 7:41 pm

      it’s really easy and quite delicious!

      Reply
  4. Rosamund Barton says

    March 23, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    You are making me hungry and thirsty! i struggled to buy Balsamic Vinegar the other day but won in the end.

    Reply
  5. Fiona Maclean says

    March 23, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    delish

    Reply

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