Roasted chicken with creamy walnut sauce

53 min all in — 10 min prep, 43 min cook. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.

The recipe is written for 4 servings. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.

Medium.

No chilli.

This recipe is labelled for Wheat, Tree nuts, Milk. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.

It is not labelled vegetarian or vegan. If a swap on this page says otherwise, that note is the limit of what we claim.

Weeknight budget — about $8–16 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.

Oven, Frying pan, Blender, Mixing bowl.

This recipe does not list a salt amount. We will not invent one.

chicken → tofu. Press firm tofu, marinate as you would the chicken, and cook until browned. This is an adaptation, not the original dish. onion → shallot. Shallots are sweeter. Use the same volume, or a little extra onion if that is what you have. garlic (garlic powder or a pinch of onion) → garlic powder or a pinch of onion. 1 clove ≈ ¼ tsp garlic powder. The fresh bite will be missing. cream (whole milk + a knob of butter) → whole milk + a knob of butter. Thinner and less rich. Reduce a little longer if you need body. lemon → lime. Same acidity, different perfume. Taste before you repeat the squeeze.

Times on this listing were inferred from the imported method, not kitchen-tested.

This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.