Lunch/Dinner Spiced Chicken with Blue Cheese Dip

Serves : 4

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Spiced Chicken with Blue Cheese Dip

Ingredients

  • 8 chicken drumsticks
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1-2 tsp paprika
  • pinch crushed dried chilli flakes
  • 2 tbsp runny honey
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • To serve, warmed French bread and mixed leaf salad

For the dip

  • 125g soft blue cheese
  • 125g Greek yogurt
  • Tabasaco sauce, optional
  • Serve with the cheese dip, warmed French bread and a mix leaf salad

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan180°C/Gas Mark 6. Mix the drumsticks with the oil, paprika, chilli flakes, honey and season. Place on a large baking tray and place in the centre of the oven for 40 minutes.

  2. To make the cheese dip, mix the cheese and yogurt together. Add a splash of Tabasco, if using, and set aside in the fridge until ready to serve.

  3. Remove the drumsticks from the oven. Check the juices run clear when pierced with a knife. If the juices are pink put back into the oven for a further 5 minutes then check again. Serve straight away with the cheese dip, warmed French bread and a mixed leaf salad.