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Roast Chicken & Instant Gravy Win

November 27

This recipe is a weeknight hero – comforting, quick, and full of flavour. Searing the chicken first locks in all those rich, golden juices, which then become the base for an instant pan gravy. The lemon, herbs, and white wine lift the dish, balancing the buttery sauce. Cooking everything in one pan means less mess and more flavour, as the potatoes soak up every bit of the savoury sauce. Finish with plenty of fresh herbs and a touch of Dijon on the side for a simple, elegant dinner that feels far more luxurious.

  • serves Serves 4
  • time 30 mins

Method

  1. 1. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan. Season the chicken legs with salt and pepper. Place chicken into the pan, skin side down, and cook until golden brown - about 7 - 8 minutes.
  2. 2. Whilst the chicken cooks, slice the lemon in half and slice one half into rounds and the other half into wedges - reserving the wedges for serving. Peel the garlic and slice the baby potatoes into halves.
  3. 3. When the chicken is golden, remove and leave on a plate for now. Save the juices in the pan.
  4. 4. Add the butter to the pan, let it melt then add the flour stirring for a minute or so until it starts to smell like pastry.
  5. 5. Add the wine and chicken stock, stirring until combined and simmering.
  6. 6. Add the chicken back in then mix in the lemon slices, garlic cloves, potatoes, thyme, salt and pepper.
  7. 7. Add the lid to the sauté pan and cook over a medium heat for 20 minutes, until the chicken is tender and the potatoes cooked through.
  8. 8. Add the green beans and frozen peas to the pan and cook for a few minutes until the beans are tender.
  9. 9. Finely chop the dill and chives and sprinkle over the chicken just before serving on warmed plates with the potatoes and green veg. Add a dollop of Dijon mustard to each plate and enjoy.

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil – a drizzle

6 skin-on, bone-in chicken legs

1 lemon

½ head garlic

3½ tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon flour

Handful of fresh thyme

1 lb 2 oz (about 1¼ pounds) baby potatoes

⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon white wine

 1¼ cups chicken stock

Handful of dill

2 tablespoons chives

3½ ounces (about 1 cup) green beans

3½ ounces (about ¾ cup) frozen peas

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Extra virgin olive oil

6 skin-on, bone-in chicken legs

1 lemon

½ head garlic

50g butter

1 tbsp flour

Handful of fresh thyme

500g baby potatoes, cut in half

100ml white wine

300ml chicken stock

Handful of dill

2 tbsp chives

100g green beans

100g frozen peas

1 tbsp Dijon mustard