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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal789
  • fat55g
  • saturates19g
  • carbs24g
  • sugars5g
  • fibre2g
  • protein52g
  • salt0.88g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Carefully lift the skin on the chicken thighs and spread the soft cheese between the skin and flesh. Sit the chicken in a roasting tin, skin-side up, and surround with the potatoes and halved tomatoes, cut-side up.

  • step 2

    Scatter the tomatoes with the garlic and a light sprinkling of sugar (this helps to bring out their natural sweetness). Scatter the thyme leaves and sprigs over the tin, season and drizzle with oil. Roast for 45 mins until the chicken and potatoes are cooked through with crisp, golden skin.

RECIPE TIPS
USE UP YOUR SOFT CHEESE

Cheese & onion bagel: Mix 2 tbsp garlic & herb soft cheese with

1 finely chopped spring onion and a few

toasted pine nuts. Spread over a toasted

bagel and top with sliced tomato. Instant creamy pasta sauce:

Stir a few tbsps garlic & herb soft

cheese into tomato passata, then

toss with pasta for a really quick

after-work supper.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2010

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.29 ratings
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thecherub

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Such a tasty and simple meal. I served it with steamed broccoli. I would make this again. I agree with some of my fellow reviewers below and think the chicken doesn't take 45 mins to cook (30 max?) but the potatoes will need that amount of time so either par boil the spuds or put the chicken in…

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dutes8080

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Haven't commented for some time but this is really worth recommending. It is both easy and so tasty, and relatively quick. Just over an hour from start to finish. The only "mod" was to chop the garlic rather than crush it, it's easier to distribute over the baking dish than if it were crushed, and…

tandemstoker

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Following the comments of others, I par-boiled my pots first. Recipe worked really well.

mrsboreham

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I liked the concept of the dish but for me the timings were out... my chicken only took 30 minutes to cook... even when I caught it at 30 it was over and I also parboiled the potatoes before putting them in the roast tin...think they may have hard if I didn't. But if you alter the cooking times of…

ticklesmummyoftwo

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

I have made this for tonight's dinner - Only I used chicken breasts rather than thighs as I find to much fat comes out of thighs & I try to encourage my family to leave the skin - I'm not sure if this is why but to me I cant really taste the cheese, it seems over powered by the thyme??? I will…

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