Cooking as a family is an excellent option to spend some time entertaining and didactic for children. Children love to cook, being able to manipulate the different ingredients and then see how a food is transformed into a different meal is a unique and very enriching experience for children. But also, learn to cook It provides them with great learning and autonomy that are very necessary for their future.
As in any field, learning to cook requires time, patience, practice and a lot of desire. Therefore, you should always start with simple recipes where children can participate without taking too many risks. A cake, a salad or a simple but delicious smoothie can be the starting point for a new hobby.
In our easy recipes section you can find a wide variety of recipes of all kinds. Take a look and for sure you will find delicious and attractive dishes to cook as a family. Today we add a new easy, delicious, healthy and perfect recipe to make as a family. Oven-roasted chicken is one of the best ways to cook this meat, as it cooks in its own juice and is tasty and low-fat.
Baked roasted chicken recipe
The juiciest part of the chicken is the thigh, so it is easier for children to digest. In this case we are going to prepare a roast chicken in the oven with potatoesFor this recipe we are going to use chicken thighs. This way we will get a juicy dish that the whole family will love. When you go to buy the ingredients, make sure it is a free-range chicken.
Let's go with this delicious recipe to prepare as a family.
Ingredients for people 4:
- 4 chicken drumsticks farmyard
- 1 onion
- 4 potatoes medium
- olive oil extra virgin
- shawl
- 4 teeth of Garlic it
- parsley fresh
- half a glass of white wine
- water
Preparation:
- First we are going to clean the chicken to remove excess skin and fat so as not to add extra calories.
- While we are preparing the source, we preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
- We will need a very wide dish appropriate for the ovenIf it is made of clay, much better.
- Peel the onion and chop it sliced very thinly. We place at the bottom of the clay pot to form a base.
- Now, we peel the potatoes, wash them well with cold water and cut into thick slices about a centimeter thick, approximately.
- We place the potatoes on the onion and with our hands we mix.
- In a mortar, crush the garlic cloves together with the parsley and the glass of white wine. This part is perfect for children to do.
- Once the mash is ready, we spread it on the chicken thighs already cleaned and with clean hands we apply all over the chicken. We will do it with our hands because this way we make sure that all the meat is well impregnated, this part will also be enjoyed by the little ones.
- Then we place the chicken thighs on the back, on the previously prepared bed of onion and potato.
- We put salt on the chicken and also in the onion and potato base.
- We add a good drizzle of olive oil for all the ingredients.
- Lastly, we add a glass of water so that the chicken cooks with its own juice and we get a light sauce to accompany the meat.
- We roast for approximately 45 minutes. After that time, we remove the source from the oven to turn the chicken. Before doing so, we make a few cuts on the meat with a knife to allow the heat to enter well and the chicken to cook completely. We turn the chicken and put it back in the oven for another 45 minutes.
A side salad
This delicious oven-roasted chicken with potatoes can be eaten as a single dish, since it is nutritionally very complete. Nevertheless, to make it really complete we need a portion of vegetables, which in this case we are going to add with a salad. You can prepare a simple Mediterranean salad or try this delicious american salad that you will find in the link.