[Sticky]: Mediterranean Baked Chicken with Eggplant,Olives

Mediterranean Baked Chicken with Eggplant, Zucchini, Tomato, Olives & Basil
URL: https://lovefoodnourish.com/mediterranean-baked-chicken-with-eggplant-zucchini-tomato-olives-basil/

Made 3 meals by using 3 skin-on thighs + 3 wings (1 wing + 1 thigh per meal).

Squeezed in a bunch of honey into the marinade, and grated 4 garlic cloves not 2 into the marinade, but didnt add any whole garlic to roast. Added some smoked paprika, chilli flakes, salt/pepper to marinade.

Preheat oven to 200°C fan-forced only, no broiler.

For veges, used 1 red onion cut into wedges, half an eggplant (cut the half in half so you have 2 quarters, then slice the quarters), one zucchini, a handful of birds eye chillis (halved lengthways, or if big then quartered), a bag of small New potatoes (cubed or sliced in half, not peeled), a bunch of cherry tomatoes (almost a carton, but can use less), and some pitted kalamata olives (coles homebrand).

First marinade the chicken, then layer the potatoes on the bottom of the dish along with some of the eggplant, add the chicken in, then cram the rest of the eggplant between it. Pour marinade on top. Stick in oven for 15min, then pull out and cram in all the rest of the veges + drizzle with olive oil + crack pepper/red chilli flakes/sesame seeds/fennel over top. Stick back in oven for 30-45min, in last 5-10min turn on broiler to brown top if needed.

In meantime, make some rice. Serve with rice, some chopped basil/parsley/mint (any combo of them), some greek yoghurt, and some radish/red onion pickles if you have 'em.