Chicken cosmopolitan

Name: Chicken cosmopolitan
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Ingredients: 2 red onions, sliced; 1 large orange, sliced; 4 rosemary sprigs, plus extra to serve; A few thyme sprigs; 6 large free-range chicken thighs, skin-on and bone-in; 4 tbsp https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/cranberry-sauce-with-orange/cranberry sauce, plus a handful fresh cranberries if you have some; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 100ml vodka (or use gin)

By: Jen Bedloe
Former head of food delicious.

Published: 8 Nov 21
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Could this be our easiest chicken traybake recipe yet? Our one-tray chicken cosmopolitan is baked with cranberries and a slosh of vodka.

Learn how to make the classic cocktail with our Cosmopolitan recipe.

Serves 4-6
Hands-on time 15 min

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Ingredients

2 red onions, sliced
1 large orange, sliced
4 rosemary sprigs, plus extra to serve
A few thyme sprigs
6 large free-range chicken thighs, skin-on and bone-in
4 tbsp cranberry sauce, plus a handful fresh cranberries if you have some
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
100ml vodka (or use gin)

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/gas 6. Arrange the onions and orange slices in a deep sided roasting tin, scatter over the herbs, then nestle the chicken thighs on top. Season, spoon over the cranberry sauce/berries and balsamic, then cover and roast for 25 minutes.
Add the vodka, then roast for 25 minutes more until the chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle with extra rosemary to serve.

Recipe from November 2021 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 696kcals
Fat: 45.7g (13.2g saturated)
Protein: 22.4g
Carbohydrates: 45.3g (14.2g sugars)
Fibre: 5.1g
Salt: 1.4g

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