Romesco-style chicken traybake recipe

Name: Romesco-style chicken traybake recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. olive oil; 600 g baby new potatoes, halved; 4 medium skin-on chicken breasts; 1 tbsp. plain flour; 1 tbsp. smoked sweet paprika; 2 1/2 tbsp. sherry vinegar; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tbsp. runny honey; 150 g roasted peppers from a jar (about 3), roughly chopped; 25 g flaked almonds; large handful parsley, roughly chopped

We’ve used all the flavours of Spanish Romesco, which is typically a smooth sauce, to create this delicious traybake.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 30 April 2025

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Tom Regester

This all-in-one dish couldn't be easier to throw together. Leave the oven to do the work and you'll have a simple midweek staple the whole family will enjoy, that you'll want to go back to again and again.

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Cal/Serv:

459

Ingredients

2 Tbsp.
olive oil
600 g
baby new potatoes, halved
4
medium skin-on chicken breasts
1 Tbsp.
plain flour
1 Tbsp.
smoked sweet paprika
2 1/2 Tbsp.
sherry vinegar
2
garlic cloves, crushed
1 Tbsp.
runny honey
150 g
roasted peppers from a jar (about 3), roughly chopped
25 g
flaked almonds
large handful parsley, roughly chopped

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C) mark 6. In a large bowl, mix 1tbsp of the oil, potatoes and some seasoning to coat. Empty into a large ovenproof serving dish and roast for 15min.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, cut a few slits into the top of each chicken breast, then put into the empty bowl with remaining 1tbsp oil, flour, 1⁄2tbsp paprika and some seasoning. Mix to coat. Add chicken to potatoes, skin-side up. Roast for 30min.
3. Step 3In a small bowl, mix remaining 1⁄2tbsp paprika, vinegar, garlic, honey and some seasoning. Add peppers to the roasting
  tin, drizzle over vinegar sauce and scatter over almonds. Return to the oven for 10-15min, until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are golden and tender. Sprinkle over parsley and serve with bread to mop up the juices, if you like.

Romesco sauce is typically roasted red pepper and almonds, whizzed together to create a deliciously fragrant accompaniment to chicken or fish. However, if you fancy breaking the mould, then try adding cherry tomatoes on the vine instead of peppers, and hazelnuts instead of flaked almonds.

A sturdy fish, like monkfish would work well in place of the chicken here (just adapt the timings accordingly).

If you're a fan of this traybake, then we have plenty of traybakes to try.