Chicken with haloumi and honey

The Sunday roast's quick cousin, one-tray bakes save time and washing up and pack plenty of flavour.

Credit: Donna Hay: Fast, Fresh, Simple

• serves

  2

• prep

  15 minutes

• cook

  20 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Ingredients

• 2 x 200 g chicken breast fillets, trimmed
• 150 g haloumi, cut into 4 slices 
• 1 tbsp shredded lemon zest
• 6 sprigs lemon thyme
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp honey 
• fig and rocket (arugula) salad, to serve

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).

2. Place the chicken, haloumi, zest and lemon thyme in a ceramic baking dish. Combine the oil and honey and pour over.

3. Bake for 18–20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Serve with a fig and rocket salad.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.