Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 300 g potatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 2 parsnips
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1 tablespoon oil

Method

  • Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220C, fan 200C Put the chicken in a baking dish, then toss all of the vegetables with the garlic and tuck them around the meat.
  • Add the bay leaves, then squeeze the lemon wedges over everything and drop them into the dish.
  • Sprinkle the fennel seeds over the top, drizzle with the oil and season.
  • Put the dish in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.
  • After 15 minutes, give the veg a stir, then return to the oven for 10 minutes.
  • Serve with some salad leaves, if you like.