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Citrus Chicken & Herby Root Veggie Traybake

Citrus Chicken & Herby Root Veggie Traybake

with Creamy Pesto Dressing
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on June 15, 2026
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Calories
547 kcal
Protein
40.2g protein
Total
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Sulphites
  • Milk
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1

White Turnip

1 packet

Chopped Potato

(Contains: Sulphites)

1

Beetroot

2

Red Onion

3

Garlic

½

Lemon

320 g

Chicken Thigh

1 packet

Parsley

1 packet

Creamy Pesto Dressing

(Contains: Milk)

1 packet

Peeled Pumpkin Pieces

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

Energy (kJ)2290 kJ
Calories547 kcal
Fat26.6 g
of which saturates5.4 g
Carbohydrate73.7 g
of which sugars27.9 g
Dietary Fibre11.8 g
Protein40.2 g
Sodium430 mg
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 Paper

Cooking Steps

Roast the veggies
1
  • Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Peel turnip and cut turnip and carrot into large chunks. Cut beetroot and red onion into wedges. Peel garlic. 
  • Place veggies including diced potatoes and garlic cloves on a lined oven tray. 
  • Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and toss to coat.
  • Roast until tender, 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.

TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide between two trays.

Bake the chicken
2
  • When veggies have 10 minutes remaining, slice lemon into wedges.
  • Heat a large frying pan with a heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. 
  • Add chicken thigh and cook until browned, 2 minutes each side.
  • Transfer chicken to a lined oven tray and bake until cooked through, 12-14 minutes. 
  • Squeeze lemon juice over chicken.
    TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it is no longer pink inside. 
Bring it altogether
3
  • To tray with roast veggies, tear in parsley and add a squeeze of lemon juice. Toss to coat and season to taste. 
Finish & serve
4
  • Divide zesty chicken and root veggie toss between plates. Drizzle over creamy pesto dressing. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges. Enjoy!