Fragrant chicken traybake recipe

Prepare: less than 30 mins
Cook: 10 to 30 mins
Serve: Serves 4–6
Dietary: Healthy

This all-in-one chicken traybake is packed with aromatic Thai flavours, featuring coconut milk, red curry paste and lime. Serve with rice or a dressed salad for a vibrant midweek meal.

By Mary Berry

From Mary at 90: A Lifetime of Cooking

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Ingredients

For the traybake

1 large aubergine, sliced into half moons
1 yellow pepper, seeds removed and sliced into large pieces
1 red pepper, seeds removed and sliced into large pieces
1 large onion, sliced
3 tbsp sunflower oil
3 dried lime leaves
1 large stick lemongrass, bashed
3 large chicken breasts, each sliced in half
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
150g/5oz baby spinach leaves
small bunch Thai basil, chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce

400ml tin coconut milk
2 tbsp Thai red curry paste
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp grated fresh root ginger
1 lime, juice only
2 tsp fish sauce
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

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Method

Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
Scatter the aubergine, peppers and onion into a large shallow roasting tin. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the oil and toss everything together. Pour over half of the sauce. Add the lime leaves and lemongrass to the tin and roast in the oven for 15 minutes.
Toss the chicken in the remaining tablespoon of oil and the sweet chilli sauce. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a large frying pan over a high heat until very hot. Add the chicken and brown quickly until sealed and golden, stirring constantly.
Remove the roasting tin from the oven and pour over the remaining sauce. Place the chicken on top and return to the oven for about 15 minutes, or until cooked through.
Transfer the chicken onto a plate. Stir the spinach and Thai basil into the sauce and vegetables in the tin and allow the spinach to wilt (you might need to warm the tray gently over the hob).
Serve the traybake with rice.