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Sticky Citrus Chicken with Carrots Printer Friendly Copy
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Serves 4 Prep  15 mins Cooking 1hr Easy  
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Ingredients

8 chicken thighs
300-400g baby carrots
2 onions, cut to thick round slices
1 tbsp sunflower oil
50g roasted cashews (optional)
some parsley leaves

Boiled rice to serve
For the glaze
100g clear honey
zest of 1 lime, plus 4 tbsp juice(about 2 limes)
zest 1/2 orange, plus 2 tbsp juice
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp honey


  1. Heat the oven to 200C/ Fan 180C/ Gas 6. Toss the chicken thighs, carrots, onions and oil in a big shallow roasting tin with some seasoning. Roast for 30 mins.

  2. Meanwhile, whisk together the glaze ingredients. If the onions are beginning to char, transfer to a casserole dish, drizzle all over the chicken and veg, then bake for another 15 mins.

  3. Scatter over the cashews if using, mix everything together well, the roast for a further 15 mins until the chicken is browned, tender and sticky, scatter over some parsley and serve with the boiled rice.

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