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FROM THE COTTAGE KITCHEN · MABON ♡

Harvest Chicken,
Apple & Sage Traybake

Golden chicken, autumn vegetables and sweet apple in one cosy roasting tin

A simple harvest supper of chicken, potatoes, squash, carrots and apple roasted together with sage and a gentle honey-mustard glaze. Everything cooks in one tray, filling the kitchen with the warm, savoury scents of an autumn evening.

Golden chicken breasts roasted with potatoes, carrots, squash and apple in a rustic tray in an autumn cottage kitchen.

From the Cottage Kitchen ♡

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Ingredients

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 500g baby potatoes, halved
  • 2 carrots, cut into chunky pieces
  • ½ butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 eating apples, cored and cut into wedges
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon clear honey
  • 1 tablespoon wholegrain or Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage, or several fresh sage leaves
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon onion granules
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • Optional: a small splash of chicken stock

Method ♡

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, 180°C fan, or Gas Mark 6.
  2. Place the potatoes, carrots and squash into a large roasting tin.
  3. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sprinkle over the sage, thyme, onion granules, salt and pepper.
  4. Toss everything together and roast for 20 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, mix the honey, mustard and remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
  6. Remove the tray from the oven and add the chicken breasts and apple wedges.
  7. Spoon the honey-mustard mixture over the chicken and vegetables.
  8. Add a small splash of chicken stock to the base of the tray if you would like a little extra cooking juice.
  9. Return to the oven for a further 20–25 minutes.
  10. Check that the chicken is fully cooked through and the vegetables are tender and golden.
  11. Leave the tray to stand for about 5 minutes before serving.
Chicken breasts, potatoes, squash, carrots, apples, sage and honey mustard glaze arranged in the Cottage Kitchen.

Gather the harvest ingredients

Chicken breasts, apples and autumn vegetables assembled in a roasting tray ready for the oven.

Ready for the oven

Cottage Notes ♡

  • Cut the vegetables into roughly similar-sized pieces so they cook evenly.
  • Add the apple halfway through so it softens without disappearing completely.
  • A small splash of stock creates lovely juices for spooning over the finished meal.
  • Parsnips can replace some of the carrot or squash if you have them.

Dawn’s Kitchen Note ♡

The sort of supper that fills the kitchen with the smell of autumn before you have even sat down to eat.

This recipe is currently waiting on the Cottage testing table.

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