Chicken and butter bean traybake recipe

Name: Chicken and butter bean traybake
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 x 900-1.2kg pack chicken wings; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 2 red onions, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 400g tin butter beans, drained and rinsed; Pinch of caster sugar (optional); 100g Greek-style salad cheese, crumbled; 10g fresh basil, leaves picked and most roughly chopped; 4 white pittas, toasted

This simple chicken traybake has big, bold Med flavours from smoked paprika and dried and fresh herbs. Using storecupboard heroes and affordable chicken wings, it's a brilliant, budget-friendly family dinner.

See method

Serves 4
45 mins
731 calories / serving

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Tesco Chicken Wings 1KG
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1 x 900-1.2kg pack chicken wings
£2.05
£2.05/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
2 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Smoked Paprika 48G
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Offer valid for delivery from 29/09/2026 until 26/10/2026
1 tsp smoked paprika
£1.00
£20.83/kg
Tesco Red Onions Loose
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2 red onions, finely chopped
£0.13
£0.95/kg
Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
3 garlic cloves, crushed
£0.87
£0.22/each
Tesco Dried Oregano 14G
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1 tbsp dried oregano
£1.00
£71.43/kg
Grower's Harvest Chopped Tomatoes 400G
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400g tin chopped tomatoes
£0.43
£1.08/kg
Biona Organic Butter Beans 400g
400g tin butter beans, drained and rinsed
£1.75
£7.29/kg DR.WT
Silver Spoon Caster Sugar 1Kg
Pinch of caster sugar (optional)
£2.25
£2.25/kg
Creamfields Greek Style Salad Cheese 200G
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100g Greek-style salad cheese, crumbled
£0.85
£4.25/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
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10g fresh basil, leaves picked and most roughly chopped
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco White Plain Pitta Bread 6 Pack
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4 white pittas, toasted
Tesco Tomato Puree 200G
Aldi Price Match
2 tbsp tomato purée
£0.59
£2.95/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 9, 240°C, fan 220°C. Put the chicken wings in a large, high-sided roasting tin with 1 tbsp oil and the paprika. Season, toss well, then spread out, skin-side up. Roast for 15-18 mins until the wings start to turn golden.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan over a medium-high heat and fry the onions with a pinch of salt for 5-6 mins until softened. Add the garlic, tomato purée and oregano, and cook for 2 mins until aromatic. Add the tinned tomatoes, then half-fill the tin with water and add to the pan with the butter beans. Season and add a pinch of sugar (if using), then bring to a simmer for 5-6 mins until slightly thickened.
Set the wings aside; reduce the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Tip the bean mix into the empty roasting tin, scraping up any caramelised bits from the tin. Nestle in the wings, skin-side up, then return to the oven for 20-25 mins until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is golden. Stand for a few mins, then scatter with the cheese and basil. Serve with the pittas.