Tikka chicken roast dinner recipe

Method

1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C.
2. Place the chicken in a roasting tray. Drizzle over 100g of the tikka masala cooking sauce and rub it all over the chicken until completely covered. Set aside to marinate for 15 mins.
3. For the potatoes, place on a baking tray and toss with the turmeric and chilli flakes and oil.
4. In a separate baking dish, toss the vegetables with the remaining 150g tikka masala cooking sauce, then set aside to marinate.
5. Place the chicken in the hot oven on the top rack. Cook for about 1 hr 45 mins, according to pack instructions.
6. After 50 mins of cooking, add the potatoes to the oven and cook for 50-55 mins, until crispy and golden.
7. Place the vegetable bake in the oven for the last 30 mins, until charred at the edges and cooked through.
8. Place the spinach in a colander and pour over 1 kettle of fresh boiling water to wilt. Remove the vegetables from the oven and stir through the spinach and the cream. Return to the oven for a further 10-15 mins until bubbling.
9. Whilst everything is in the oven, prepare the coriander chutney. Simply blitz together all ingredients, except the yogurt, and season well to taste, then stir in the yogurt.
10. When the chicken is cooked through, remove and set aside on a platter, covered with kitchen foil to keep warm. Place the roasting tray on the hob. If you cannot put the tray on the hob, pour the juices from the roasting tray into a small pan, using a wooden spoon to scrape as many bits as you can off the tray. Sprinkle the flour over the chicken juices in the roasting tray or pan, and place over a medium heat. Whisk very well, scraping the bits off the base of the roasting tray, until the mixture starts to bubble, and you are scraping the bits of cooked juices off the pan. Slowly add the wine, if using, whisking as you pour to remove any lumps. Bring to a simmer and cook for a few mins to cook off the alcohol. Add the stock, whisking continuously, and cook for 5 mins.
11. Serve the roast chicken with the sides of spicy potatoes, creamy spiced vegetable bake, the gravy and the chilli coriander chutney for added zing!

• Tip: Don't let your leftovers go to waste! Use the rest of your jar of tikka masala sauce and your roast dinner leftovers in these two midweek meals. Add leftover meat to coronation chicken-inspired quesadillas and make a stock from the bones for use in a comforting creamy dhal soup.

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