Smokey paprika chicken traybake recipe - it only takes 10 minutes to prep

Name: Smokey paprika chicken traybake recipe - it only takes 10 minutes to prep
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 skin-on bone-in chicken thighs; 300 g miniature new potatoes; 1 large red pepper, deseeded and cut into large chunks; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp. smoked paprika (sweet or hot); 150 g cherry tomatoes; 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges; 4 thyme sprigs

This is one of the easiest traybakes you will make, just let the oven do all the work for you.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 02 April 2025

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This midweek traybake for 2 doesn't get much more delicious than this! Chicken thighs are cooked with potatoes, peppers and lemons and finished with roasted tomatoes, which add a lovely sweet juicy burst of flavour.

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Yields:

2 serving(s)

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr 10 mins

Cal/Serv:

767

Ingredients

4
skin-on bone-in chicken thighs
300 g
miniature new potatoes
1
large red pepper, deseeded and cut into large chunks
1 Tbsp.
olive oil
3
garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp.
smoked paprika (sweet or hot)
150 g
cherry tomatoes
1
lemon, cut into 6 wedges
4
thyme sprigs

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. In a medium roasting tin, mix the chicken thighs, potatoes, pepper, oil, garlic, paprika and some seasoning. Spread into a single layer (with chicken skin-side up). Roast for 30min.
2. Step 2Add tomatoes, lemon wedges and thyme to the tin and stir gently. Return to the oven for a further 25-30min, until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are golden and tender. Serve.

To add some greens, simply stir through spinach when the tray comes out of the oven, it will wilt in the residual heat whilst it rests for a couple of minutes.

To up the smokey flavour, toss in some chunky slices of chorizo sausage with the chicken at the start.

You can use any veggies you have in the fridge, sweet potatoes or butternut squash would both work really well in place of normal potatoes.