Cajun Chicken & Halloumi Traybake
📖 Why This Recipe Matters
"I love this recipe as a family meal - it is so easy to make you literally just throw everything in the pan and leave it to cook - it goes down a treat every time I cook it!"
🛒 Ingredients
Serves:4
- 2Red Onions⭕
- 3Mixed Peppers⭕
- 4Chicken Legs, skin on bone in⭕
- 1 TbspCajun Seasoning⭕
- 1 MugBasmati Rice⭕
- 1 TbspOlive Oil⭕
- 1 TbspRed Wine Vinegar⭕
- 4 TbspNatural Yoghurt⭕
- 225 gramsHalloumi⭕
🍳 Method
- 1Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Peel and halve the onions. Tear up the peppers into big chunks, discarding the seeds and stalks. Place it all in a 35cm x 25cm roasting tray with the chicken, Cajun seasoning and whole unpeeled garlic cloves (or garlic from a jar if easier)⭕
- 2Drizzle with 1 tablespoon each of olive oil and red wine vinegar, season with black pepper and toss well, turning the chicken skin side up. Roast for 40 minutes.⭕
- 3Boil the kettle. Remove the tray from the oven and mash the soft garlic cloves into the tray juices, discarding the skins. Slice the Halloumi and place on top of the ingredients. Around the chicken, pour in 1 mug of rice and 2 mugs of boiling kettle water (600ml). Carefully cover with tin foil and return to the oven for 20 minutes, or until the rice is fluffy and the chicken pulls easily away from the bone.⭕
- 4Season to perfection, then serve with dollops of yoghurt, a pinch of black pepper, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. I always add a handful of rocket leaves for extra measure when serving.⭕
💡 Chef's Tips
You could replace chicken with Tofu or Butternut Squash or Aubergine
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