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Seasoned chicken and sausage casserole

​My flavoursome alternative to chicken and vegetables, a whack-it-all-in easy mid-week meal for four

  • Serves4
  • 1 hour 10 mins
  • 200°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 6

Emily's option

It is very easy to add your own favourites vegetables - root vegetables are delicious roasted like this recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, cut into 8 wedges
  • 1 medium red onion, cut into 8 wedges
  • 500g new potatoes, quartered lengthways
  • 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 4 gluten-free sausages, chopped into chunks
  • 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into strips
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas Mark 6. Put the onions, potatoes, and tomatoes in a large roasting tin and season with salt and ground black pepper. Toss everything together lightly and roast for 20 minutes.

2 While the vegetables are roasting, cut the sausages into thin chunks. Put the chicken thighs on a board and carefully slash each one with a knife. Then season all over with black pepper.

3 After the first 20 minutes, take the roasting tin out of the oven, scatter the sausages over the veg and turn everything over a couple of times. Place the chicken on top of the vegetables and sausages, then sprinkle with the paprika and oregano. Season with a little salt and return to the oven for 20 minutes.

4 After a further 20 minutes, take the roasting tin out of the oven. Holding one corner carefully with an oven gloves, lift the tin a little so all the juices run to the opposite end, then spoon and drizzle the juices back over the chicken. Place the pepper strips loosely around the chicken and vegetables.

5 Turn the oven up to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7. Put the tin back in the oven for another 20 minutes or until the peppers are just softened and the chicken is golden and crisp. Now enjoy!