Description
A delicious and healthy roast chicken recipe with pumpkin, sage, and red onion. This tray-baked dish is easy to prepare, gluten free, and dairy free, featuring tender chicken with crisp skin and soft, flavorful vegetables infused with a honey-balsamic olive oil dressing and aromatic sage.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken and Vegetables
- 1.2-1.5 kg bone-in, skin-on chicken
- 700 grams pumpkin (or butternut squash, a large wedge or a very small whole one)
- 1 red onion
- 1 head garlic
Dressing and Seasoning
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 15 grams fresh sage (or 3 tablespoons dried sage)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat and prepare roasting tray: Preheat your oven and prepare a large roasting tray or dish with raised edges to hold the pan juices. Lightly rub the tray with olive oil or line it with sturdy baking paper.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl or mug, whisk together the extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey. Season with a little salt and pepper.
- Prep the vegetables: Peel and chop the red onion into thick pieces. Wash the pumpkin and cut into large chunks. Break the head of garlic into cloves but leave the skins on.
- Arrange ingredients: Place the chicken pieces, pumpkin chunks, onion, and garlic cloves into the roasting tray. Pour the oil dressing all over and rub it evenly over the chicken and vegetables using your hands. Spread out the ingredients evenly in the tray.
- Season and add sage: Generously season everything with salt and pepper. For fresh sage, remove thick stems and roughly tear the leaves before distributing over the tray. For dried sage, sprinkle evenly. Massage salt, pepper, and sage into the ingredients briefly.
- Roast: Place the tray in the oven and roast for approximately 60 minutes, or until the chicken skin is crisp and golden brown, the vegetables are soft, and the whole dish smells aromatic and inviting.
- Serve: Serve immediately while piping hot, including the roasted garlic cloves and spoonfuls of the delicious pan juices. Alternatively, divide into containers and store in the fridge for later enjoyment.
Notes
- This tray-baked roast chicken dish is easy to prepare, healthy, and perfect for family dinners.
- It is naturally gluten free and dairy free.
- Using fresh sage will provide a more vibrant herb flavor, but dried sage is a good substitute if fresh is unavailable.
- Don’t discard the pan juices—they add wonderful flavor when served over the chicken and vegetables.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 424 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 99 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 102 mg
