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Oven-fried chicken with slaw and wedges
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Oven-fried chicken with slaw and wedges

Crisp, peppery chicken baked instead of fried, with a creamy slaw and potato wedges.

Time 50 min
EffortMedium
Per portion£1.59
Calories553 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken thigh fillets700 g
  • Natural yoghurt250 g
  • White potatoes800 g
  • White cabbage¼ cabbage
  • Carrots150 g
  • Lemons1 lemon

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, dried mixed herbs, paprika, plain flour, granulated sugar. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
553
calories
41g
protein
45g
carbs
23g
fat
6g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

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  1. Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Cut the potatoes into wedges, toss with a tablespoon of oil and salt on a tray and put in the oven.800 g white potatoes
  2. Mix 6 tablespoons of plain flour with 2 teaspoons of paprika, a teaspoon of dried thyme, a teaspoon of salt and plenty of black pepper. Coat the chicken thighs in a few spoonfuls of the yoghurt, then press them into the seasoned flour.700 g chicken thigh fillets250 g natural yoghurt
  3. Lay the chicken on a second oiled tray, drizzle with a tablespoon of oil and bake for 35 minutes, turning once, until deep golden and cooked through with no pink.
  4. Finely shred the cabbage and grate the carrots. Mix with the rest of the yoghurt, a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt and sugar to make the slaw.¼ cabbage150 g carrots1 lemon
  5. Serve the chicken with the wedges and slaw.
The trick that makes it

Leave the chicken in the yoghurt for 30 minutes if you have time. It comes out more tender.

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