I’ve cooked this Chicken and Pumpkin Bake at least once a week (sometimes more!) over the past few months. So I thought it was about time I shared it with you. It’s a simple and hearty dish which the kids absolutely adore. They especially like when I include chicken drumettes as they are the perfect size for their little hands to hold and feel all grown up!
To put together the Chicken & Pumpkin Bake you simply place chopped pumpkin in a baking dish (I prefer to leave the peel on mine but you could peel yours if you prefer)…
Followed by carrots and onions…
The vegetables are topped with the chicken pieces, salt & pepper to taste and then chicken stock is poured over the dish before it goes into the oven to cook.
Told you it was a simple dish!
The kids LOVE this dish. They call it “crispy chicken” and the mere mention of it gets them excited for dinner. The chicken itself draws the kids in, but sometimes I like to put together a cute bento inspired plate to make mealtimes a little more exciting.
For this mealtime I pulled out my Bento Supplies and used a mini teddy cutter on the cucumber slices and topped the carrot and pumpkin pieces with animal food picks. The 3 crispy chicken drumettes were clearly the star of the show and what the kids went for first.
Chicken & Pumpkin Bake
1kg Chicken Drumettes
500g to 1kg Pumpkin Or Butternut Pumpkin
1 Onion
2 Medium Carrots
Salt & Pepper To Taste
1 to 1.5 Cups Homemade Chicken Stock
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
- De-seed and Chop the pumpkin, onion and carrots and place in an oven safe dish.
- Place the chicken drumettes on top of the vegetables and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour over the chicken stock.
- Place in the preheated oven and cook for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, turn chicken pieces over and return to the oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until cooked through and golden.
Serves 4
This has been our favorite weeknight dinner over the past couple of months. I’d love to hear from you – what dinner have your family been loving over and over lately.
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