Mediterranean Roasted Chicken
with Fresh Orange & Cucumber Panzanella
Cooking time
25 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
600 /serving
Panzanella is the perfect salad for little helpers. Let them tear up ciabatta with their hands (washed, of course) and dump it into a bowl with cukes, string peas and chunks of fresh oranges. You’ll complete this sunny feast with roasted chicken thighs.
We will send you:
- 8 Canadian-raised chicken thighs (air chilled)
- 4 Cucumbers
- 2 Oranges
- 100g String peas (sugar snap peas or snow peas)
- 60ml Cold-pressed Italian vinaigrette
- 7g Honey
- 1 Ciabatta baguettine
- 10g Olive Branch spices (garlic, red pepper bell, dried black olives, basil, oregano, salt, parsley, lemon powder (maltodextrin, lemon puree, citric acid, sugar, lemon juice), canola oil, black pepper, cellulose fiber (anti-caking agent))
Contains: Barley • Wheat
You will need:
Oil
Parchment paper
Salt & pepper (S&P)
2 Sheet pans
Olive oil
Total Fat
29 g
Saturated Fat
5 g
Sodium
670 mg
Total Carb
45 g
Sugars
13 g
Protein
40 g
Fibre
4 g
Preparation
Roast the chicken
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Pat the chicken* dry; rub with ¾ of the spices, a drizzle of oil and S&P.
- Arrange on a lined sheet pan and roast, flipping halfway, 20 to 24 min., until cooked through.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, medium-dice the cucumbers.
- Cut off the top and bottom of the oranges; cut away the peel and white pith. Medium-dice.
- Tear the ciabatta into bite-size pieces. In a medium bowl, toss with 4 tbsp olive oil and the remaining spices.
- Remove the stem ends of the string peas; pull off the tough string along each pod then halve crosswise. In a second medium bowl, toss with a drizzle of oil and S&P.
Toast the ciabatta & string peas
- Arrange the ciabatta on a second lined sheet pan and toast in the oven, 5 to 7 min., until beginning to crisp.
- Flip, add the string peas and bake, 5 to 7 min., until the ciabatta is crisp and the string peas are tender.
- Set aside to cool.
Make the panzanella
- In a large bowl, combine the cucumbers, oranges, string peas, honey, vinaigrette and S&P.
- Add the ciabatta and string peas; toss well.
Plate your dish
- Divide the panzanella between your plates.
- Top with the chicken (slice beforehand if desired). Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking poultry to a minimum internal temperature of 74°C.
