🥘 Easy, warming winter dinner // 🍗 Lemony, Texican Chicken.
Served with kumara & potatoes or rice and greens.
☺️ If you’re like me, you know that winter meals are meant to be warming, filling, satisfying – and with just that right amount of spice!
Serves: 4–5
Naturally: gluten-free & dairy-free
Ingredients
• 1 kg chicken thighs or drumsticks (bone-in = juicier, but boneless works too)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced (or 1½ tsp jar garlic)
• Zest of 1 lemon (optional but lovely)
• Juice of 1-2 lemons (about ¼ cup)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp Texican spice blend
• A handful of fresh parsley, to finish
Method
- Heat oven to 200°C (fan bake).
- In a large bowl (or straight in the baking dish), mix garlic, lemon zest & juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and herbs.
- Add chicken and toss well so everything’s coated.
- Arrange chicken in a baking dish or tray (skin side up if using thighs).
- Bake uncovered for:
- • Bone-in: 40–45 minutes
- • Boneless: 25–30 minutes
- Spoon the pan juices over once halfway if you remember.
- If you want extra colour, switch to grill for the last 3–5 minutes.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve with the pan juices drizzled over.
Easy sides that go great
• Roasted potatoes or kumara (chuck them in the oven at the same time)
• Steamed green beans or broccoli
• Simple salad + olive oil & lemon dressing
• Rice to soak up the lemony garlicky goodness 🤌