Sage Chicken With Potatoes And Asparagus

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 700 g tiny potatoes, skin on
• 30 g butter
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 4 chicken drumsticks
• 20 ml olive oil
• 1 bunch fresh sage, leaves picked
• 2 bunches asparagus, ends trimmed
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 220°c.
• 2 line 2 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
• 3 boil the potatoes in plenty of salted water until almost tender.
• 4 drain and slice thinly.
• 5 transfer to a bowl and add half the butter and salt and pepper.
• 6 toss gently to coat.
• 7 place the potatoes in a single layer on 1 of the lined trays.
• 8 season the chicken well, heat the oil in a large pan and cook over a medium heat until well browned.
• 9 transfer to the other tray.
• 10 place the 2 trays in the oven-potatoes on the top shelf-and roast for 25 minutes.
• 11 3 minutes before the end of cooking, scatter the sage leaves over the chicken.
• 12 meanwhile, melt the remaining butter,in a large frypan over medium heat.
• 13 add the asparagus and the garlic and cook, turning often for 3 minutes or until the asparagus is tender.
• 14 to serve, arrange the potato slices, then the chicken on serving plates and serve with the asparagus.