Baked Chicken & Butternut Squash with Goats Cheese & Walnuts Posted on October 7, 2014May 2, 2025 By Becky One of the things I love the most about the weather being on the turn, is that it’s now totally acceptable to start cooking lovely, warming comfort food once more! I love a salad, but, you know, it doesn’t always hit the spot in quite the same way as a lovely bake or stew! We had this dish the other night, and got to use some of our fresh thyme from the garden 🙂 Served best with some delicious green veg. Serves 4, prep – 15 minutes, cooking time – 55 – minutes, total time – 1 hour 10 minutes You will need: 850g pack British chicken thighs & drumsticks 200g shallots, peeled and halved 400g butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into wedges 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled 1 tbsp olive oil 30g walnut halves 15g fresh thyme, leaves picked, with a few washed sprigs left whole to garnish 50g Abergavenny goats’ cheese to crumble Instructions: Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180ºC, gas 6. Put the chicken in a large baking dish with the shallots, butternut squash and garlic. Drizzle with the oil and toss to coat. Season with freshly ground black pepper and roast in the oven for 45 minutes, turning halfway through. Remove the dish from the oven and stir through the walnuts and the thyme leaves. Roast for a further 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through, the skin is crispy, the squash is tender and the walnuts are toasted. To serve, crumble over the goats’ cheese and garnish with the thyme. Teaming up with Vicki and those ‘Tasty Tuesdays’! BeckyMeet the award-nominated UK lifestyle blogger behind Spirited Puddle Jumper – a mum of three living in South East London! Becky shares the real ups and downs of family life, parenting tips, and lifestyle inspiration, proving that being a mum doesn’t mean you stop being fun or having other interests! Follow along for honest insights into UK family life and opinions on a whole range of topics, from travel and food, to beauty reviews, home and DIY, business and health and wellness. Mains autumn foodbutternut squashchickengoats cheesewalnuts
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sounds like my kind of a meal, love chicken, love butternut squash, nice warming meal now the weather has finally changed 🙂 #tastytuesdays Reply
Come to Mama, healthy, low carb and filling-LOVE this! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays x Reply
I’m loving the flavour combo here, and I’m with you, one good thing about the weather turning is now we can eat loads of hearty food 🙂 #TastyTuesdays Reply