Preserved lemon and olive chicken traybake

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Preserved lemon and olive chicken traybake

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Taking inspiration from the Moroccan classic, this intensely citrus-spiked chicken traybake is bursting with piquant flavour. Juicy chicken thighs, tangy lemon and savoury green olives paired with salty French fries bring sunshine flavours to this midweek meal.
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Taking inspiration from the Moroccan classic, this intensely citrus-spiked chicken traybake is bursting with piquant flavour. Juicy chicken thighs, tangy lemon and savoury green olives paired with salty French fries bring sunshine flavours to this midweek meal.
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30MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
2
500 g
M&S Oakham Gold chicken thigh fillets
2
M&S Remarksable Value brown onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp
ras el hanout
1 pinch
saffron threads
1 tsp
ground turmeric
2 pieces
M&S frozen chicken bone broth
2
M&S Beldi preserved lemons, pulp removed, cut into thin strips
100 g
M&S Collection Italian queen nocellara olives
400 g
M&S Remarksable Value frozen French fries
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, juice only
25 g
parsley, roughly chopped

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
1005kcal
Fat
49.8 g
Saturates
13.1 g
Sugars
7.4 g
Salt
1882.8 mg
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Method

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step 1
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
step 2
Heat a large ovenproof pan on medium-high heat with 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the chicken thighs (500 g) flat side down. Cook undisturbed for 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Flip and add the onions (2) to the pan and cook for another 5 minutes until the chicken is golden brown and the onions are soft.
step 3
Add the ras el hanout (1 tbsp), saffron (1 pinch), turmeric (1 tsp) and chicken bone broth (2 pieces) to the pan and top up with 600ml of water. Top with the preserved lemon slithers (2) and olives (100 g). Bake for 25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
step 4
Add the chips (400 g) to a large baking tray and cook for 19 minutes, according to packaging instructions.
step 5
Once the chicken is cooked, season to taste with salt and pepper, and squeeze over the lemon juice (1).
step 6
Serve alongside the chips, with a scattering of parsley (25 g) on top.
step 6 Serve alongside the chips, with a scattering of parsley (25 g) on top.

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