Chicken and Thyme go together so well and throw generous lashing of thyme butter sauce over the top and you have a winner.

I like marinading chicken and then roasting it, you get the wonderful flavours through the meat and the tasty roating flavour that only a roast chicken has.

Give this recipe a try, it is quick, easy and very delicious. If you have a few minutes in the evening, marinade the chicken pieces overnight and then just pop them into the oven with a few veggies and roast the whole lot together. It is a mid week no fuss very delicious meal.

What you need
4-6 chicken breasts, skin on
1/4 cup olive oil
125g butter
palm of chopped fresh thyme
1 large onion chopped
50ml lemon juice

The process

Place the chicken pieces in a large plastic bag and add 1/2 the olive oil, 1/2 the thyme, 1/2 the onions and 1/2 the lemon juice. Seal the bag and shake it around until all the chicken pieces are coated.

Place the bag in the fridge and let them marinade for at least 1/2 an hour.

Heat the oven to 180 celsius and place the chicken pieces in a roasting pan skin side up and roast for about 1/2 an hour or until done, remove from the oven.

In a pot, add the rest of the olive oil and butter and fry the onions on a medium heat until soft, add the rest of the thyme and lemon juice.

Place your chicken pieces on the plate and spoon over some of the thyme butter. Serve this with steamed and seasoned baby marrows and carrots that are tossed in a little butter.