Roasted chicken with creamy walnut sauce

If you've got chicken thighs, pita bread and walnuts, you're most of the way to this Turkish chicken: about 85 minutes of cooking across 11 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 11 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and frying pan / skillet. At medium difficulty across 11 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (5)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a roasting tin, toss together the chicken, cumin, paprika, 1 tbsp olive oil and seasoning. Cook for 40 mins until the chicken is crisp and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, tear up 1 pitta bread and place in a small bowl.
- Pour over a couple of tbsp chicken stock and leave to soak.
- Dry-fry the walnuts in a frying pan for about 3 mins until golden and toasted.
- Set aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in the pan and cook the onion and garlic until softened.
- Place the softened pitta bread, onion mixture and most of the nuts into a blender.
- Pour over the rest of the chicken stock and whizz together until a rough paste forms.
- Return the mixture to the pan.
- Add the cream and lemon juice, season and keep warm.
- When the chicken is cooked, arrange on a platter. Stir the coriander through the sauce and spoon into a bowl. Roughly chop the remaining walnuts and scatter over the chicken. Toast the pittas, cut into wedges and serve alongside
You'll use: Oven · Frying pan / skillet · Pan · Blender
Watch how it's made

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Ingredient substitutions
- Lemon
- lime · 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
What to serve with Roasted chicken with creamy walnut sauce
- Corba Side
- Kumpir Side
- Turkish rice (vermicelli rice) Miscellaneous
- Imam bayildi with BBQ lamb & tzatziki Lamb
Tips & common questions
How long does Roasted chicken with creamy walnut sauce take to make?
About 85 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 11 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lemon?
Try lime. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
Recipe data for Roasted chicken with creamy walnut sauce via TheMealDB (open database). ▶ Video. Original source. Consomee adds the scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.







