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Chicken, baguette & tomatoes with pesto

Name: Chicken, baguette & tomatoes with pesto
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4-6 small chicken thighs; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 4 slices baguette; 4 tbsp pesto plus extra to serve, if you like; 350g cherry tomatoes on the vine; handful basil leaves (optional)

Try a chunky pesto with pine nuts in it to make our chicken, tomatoes and sliced baguette traybake. It's an easy, preparation-light choice for family dinners

1 hr 5 min total 5 min prep 1 hr cook 4 352 cal

Ingredients

4 serv.

4-6 small chicken thighs
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
4 slices baguette
4 tbsp pesto plus extra to serve, if you like
350g cherry tomatoes on the vine
handful basil leaves (optional)

Instructions

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1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut a square piece of baking parchment for each chicken thigh. Brush the baking tray with oil and lay on the parchment squares. Top each piece of baguette with a chicken thigh, season and spoon 1 tbsp pesto onto the chicken. Arrange the tomatoes in the gaps.
2 Bake for 40 mins until the chicken is cooked – if not, return to the oven for 10 mins, then check again. Serve with basil scattered over, if using, and more pesto, if you like.