Mezze Chicken, Lemon, Fennel & Olive Traybake

Name: Mezze Chicken, Lemon, Fennel & Olive Traybake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4–6
Ingredients: 4–6 chicken cutlets or Maryland pieces, skin on; 30ml olive oil; 1 tsp Gewürzhaus Cinnamon A-Grade, ground; 1 tsp Gewürzhaus Cumin, ground; 1 tsp Gewürzhaus Aleppo Peppers; ½ tsp good quality cooking salt; 1 clove garlic, grated; 2 x 425g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 1 fennel bulb cut into 8 wedges; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 small unwaxed lemon, cut into slices; 8 Kalamata (black) olives, pitted; 8 large green olives, pitted; 2 tbs Gewürzhaus Everything Mezze Blend, plus extra for serving

Easy

45mins

4-6

Gluten Free

Mezze Chicken, Lemon, Fennel & Olive Traybake

Rated 4.6 stars by 12 users

Servings

4–6

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

A seamless and flavoursome recipe, enhanced with our Everything Mezze Blend adding bursts of smoky and tangy flavours that perfectly complement the aromatic fennel and lemon.

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Ingredients

4–6 chicken cutlets or Maryland pieces, skin on
30ml olive oil
1 tsp Gewürzhaus Cinnamon A-Grade, ground
1 tsp Gewürzhaus Cumin, ground
1 tsp Gewürzhaus Aleppo Peppers
½ tsp good quality cooking salt
1 clove garlic, grated
2 x 425g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 fennel bulb cut into 8 wedges
1 cup chicken stock
1 small unwaxed lemon, cut into slices
8 Kalamata (black) olives, pitted
8 large green olives, pitted
2 tbs Gewürzhaus Everything Mezze Blend, plus extra for serving

Directions

In a small bowl add olive oil, cinnamon, cumin, Aleppo peppers, salt and crushed garlic. Mix to make a paste and rub onto chicken pieces.
Preheat oven to 180˚C, fan forced.
In a large baking tray, add drained chickpeas and layer fennel wedges on top. Pour in the chicken stock.
Next, add marinated chicken pieces on top of the fennel and chickpeas and place lemon slices and olives evenly around the chicken.
Sprinkle Everything Mezze Blend over the chicken then place baking tray in oven.
Bake for 45 minutes until chicken is golden.
Serve with rice, cous cous or flatbreads.

Comments

Can you ever smell a recipe on the page? Amazing aroma from the oven when its cooked!
Tried this and it is now a regular quick & easy bake for the midweek. Works great on thigh fillets too (tend to add these 10 mins into cooking time) and other white/light meats and firmer fillets of fish.

Looks amazing 🤩