Turkish Roast Chicken & Tomato Tray Bake
Clock Image
Total: 1 hr 5 mins
Our organic chicken legs go for a roast, snuggled in a tin with rich mix of cherry tomatoes and sweet onions, folded with oregano a lemony pinch of sumach and fresh garlic. Served with creamy yogurt and fluffy bulgar wheat.
This recipe is a:
See this week's box.
Recipe Box Recipe Main Image
868 kcal
(per portion)
Ingredients you'll need
  • 3 onions
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp sumach
  • 2 x 400g tinned cherry tomatoes
  • 4 chicken legs
  • 300g bulgar wheat
  • 50g rocket
  • 1 lemon
  • 150g yogurt
From your kitchen
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 750ml boiling water
You'll need
  • Large roasting tin
  • Measuring jug
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Preheat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Fill and boil your kettle. Peel and thinly slice the onions. Peel and thinly slice the garlic. Scatter the onions and garlic into a large roasting tin. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, 1 tsp dried oregano and 2 tsp sumach. Pour in the tins of cherry tomatoes and 200ml boiling water. Stir well.

  • 2.

    Pop the chicken legs into a large bowl and add 1 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Rub the oil and seasoning all over the chicken to coat it, then place the chicken in the tin, on top of the tomato sauce. Roast in the oven for 50 mins-1 hr, till the chicken is golden and cooked through (if you slice into a piece there should be no pink).

  • 3.

    While the chicken roasts, fill your kettle and boil it. Tip the bulgar wheat into a heatproof bowl and pour in 550ml boiling water. Swirl with a fork, then cover the bowl with a plate and set aside to soak for 15-20 mins. The bulgar wheat will soak up the water and become tender.

  • 4.

    When the chicken is cooked, grate over the lemon zest and squeeze over a little juice. Drain the bulgar wheat if needed. Serve the chicken and sauce with plenty of bulgar wheat, a handful of rocket and the yogurt on the side.

  • Tip

    Eat Me, Keep Me
    The chicken and sauce will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, or you can freeze them for up to 3 months. Take the chicken off the bone, shred it and stir it into the tomatoes and bulgar. Divide into tubs, seal and freeze. Defrost overnight and reheat till piping hot, adding a splash of stock or water if necessary.

  • Tip

    The Right Tin
    A high-sided roast tin works best for this recipe.