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Family Favourite Butterflied Chicken and Cheesy Veg

Family Favourite Butterflied Chicken and Cheesy Veg

For Adults: Add Pickled Onion, Soured Cream and Pumpkin Seeds
Lily Stevens
Lily StevensUpdated on August 27, 2026
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Calories
635 kcal
Protein
51.5g protein
Total
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Sulphites
  • Milk
  • Egg
  • Milk
  • May contain traces of allergens

This recipe is perfect for families, with extra ingredients to elevate it for parents. Indulgent and speedy, this tender butterflied chicken is served with roasted potatoes, beetroot and carrots. Parents can add pickled onion, soured cream and pumpkin seeds whilst the kids tuck in.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
serving amount

450 grams

Potatoes

250 grams

Cooked Beetroot

1 unit(s)

Carrot

1 unit(s)

Red Onion

12 milliliter(s)

Red Wine Vinegar

(Contains: Sulphites)

2 unit(s)

Garlic Clove

2 unit(s)

British Chicken Breasts

20 grams

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains: Milk, Egg)

1 sachet(s)

Central American Style Spice Mix

75 grams

Soured Cream

(Contains: Milk May be present: Milk)

15 grams

Pumpkin Seeds

Not included in your delivery

1 tsp

Sugar for the Pickle

Energy (kJ)2655 kJ
Energy (kcal)635 kcal
Fat20.3 g
of which saturates7.2 g
Carbohydrate74.3 g
of which sugars26.7 g
Dietary Fibre12.6 g
Protein51.5 g
Salt1 g
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Baking Tray
Bowl
Garlic Press
Pan

Cooking Steps

Get Started
1

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.

Chop the potatoes into 2cm wide wedges (no need to peel).

Pop the wedges onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer. TIP: Use two baking trays if necessary.

When the oven is hot, roast on the top shelf until golden, 25-35 mins. Turn halfway through.

Prep the Veg
2

Meanwhile, cut the beetroot into 2cm wedges. TIP: Wear gloves when handling the beetroot to avoid staining your hands.

Trim the carrot (no need to peel). Cut into roughly 1cm wide, 5cm long batons. Halve, peel and slice one third of the red onion as thinly as you can. 

Pop the sliced onion into a small bowl and add the red wine vinegar and sugar for the pickle (see pantry for amount). Add a pinch of salt, mix and set aside to pickle.

Cut the remaining onion into roughly 3cm wedges.

Finish Prepping
3

When the potato wedges have 25 mins of roasting time remaining, add the carrot, onion wedges and beetroot to the same tray.

Drizzle over some oil, season with salt and pepper and toss together.

Return to the oven for the remaining roasting time.

Meanwhile, peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

Butterfly your Chicken
4

Lay a chicken breast onto your chopping board, place your hand flat on top and slice into it from the side until there's 2cm left (be careful not to slice all the way through). Open it up like a book. Repeat with the other breast(s) - you've butterflied your chicken! TIP: Notice a stronger smell from your chicken? Don’t worry, this is normal due to packaging we use to keep it fresh. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw chicken and its packaging.

When the potatoes and veg have 10 mins of roasting time remaining, sprinkle over the Italian style cheese, then return to the oven to melt, 10 mins.

Get Frying
5

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium heat.

Once hot, lay the butterflied chicken into the pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook until browned and cooked through, 5-6 mins each side.

Add the garlic and Central American style spice mix and fry for another 1-2 mins. Turn to coat the chicken in the garlic and spices.

Once cooked, transfer to a plate to rest for a couple of mins. IMPORTANT: The chicken is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

Serve
6

Share the cheesy roasted veg and potatoes between your serving plates.

Top with the spiced chicken and drizzle over the soured cream.

Elevate me: Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds and the pickled onion over the adults' portions (and any kids' portions if they want them too!).

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