Garlic Lemon Chicken with Green Beans and Sweet Potato Mash

Ingredients

• 600 g chicken thigh fillets (skin-on; deboned)
• 2 cm ginger
• 3 cloves garlic (for the chicken)
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tbsp Italian mixed herbs
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lemon juice (juice of 1 lemon)
• 240 g green beans
• 2 cloves garlic (for the green beans)
• 0.5 lemon juice (juice of 1/2 lemon)
• 15 g salted butter (for the green beans)
• 600 g sweet potatoes (peeled and chopped)
• 3 tbsp milk
• 25 g salted butter (for the mash)
• olive oil (a little, for frying the green beans)
• butter (a little, for frying the green beans; source does not specify whether this is additional to the listed salted butter)

Steps

1. 1

   Peel and chop the sweet potatoes.

2. 2

   Boil the sweet potatoes for 15–20 minutes, until fork-tender.

3. 3

   Drain the sweet potatoes.

4. 4

   Mash the sweet potatoes with the milk and 25 g salted butter until smooth.

5. 5

   Debone the chicken thigh fillets and place them in a mixing bowl.

6. 6

   Add the ginger, 3 cloves garlic, chilli flakes, Italian mixed herbs, onion powder, honey, olive oil, and juice of 1 lemon to the chicken.

7. 7

   Use your hands to coat the chicken thighs thoroughly with the ingredients.

8. 8

   Arrange the chicken skin-side up on a baking tray. For the oven, cook at 200°C fan for 25–30 minutes. Alternatively, air-fry at 190°C for 18–22 minutes, skin-side up. The source does not specify whether to preheat the appliance.

9. 9

   While the chicken cooks, heat a little olive oil and butter in a pan, then add the remaining 2 cloves of garlic and the green beans.

10. 10

    Fry the garlic and green beans for a few minutes.

11. 11

    Squeeze in the juice of 1/2 lemon.

12. 12

    Fry the green beans for a few more minutes, until soft and tender.

13. 13

    Once the chicken is golden and crispy, serve it with the green beans and sweet potato mash.

Notes

The description provides cooking settings for either an oven or air fryer. It does not state an oven preheating instruction, whether the chicken should be turned, or an exact cooking duration for the green beans beyond frying for a few minutes and then a few more. The spoken video mentions frying the green beans with olive oil and butter, but gives no amounts for those frying fats.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• main
• chicken
• gluten-free
• family-friendly
• whole-food-focused
• oven-baked
• air-fried