Nearly a third of UK households now own an air fryer, and it’s easy to see why more people are jumping on the bandwagon. These rather nifty, multifunctional timesaving devices use hot air to cook food making them more energy efficient and healthier – no oil required! So if you’ve got all the gear but no idea, here’s a delicious Mexican Chicken Bake from Gousto to get you started on your air fryer journey.

Mexican Chicken Bake With Lime Yoghurt

Ingredients (For 2)

• 1 Soy sauce sachet (8ml)
• 1 Lime
• 1 Spring onion
• 2 Medium Sweet potatoes
• 1 Red Pepper
• 2 Red Onions
• 1 Chipotle sauce pot (20g)
• 1 tsp Smoked paprika
• 320g Chicken Thighs

Method (takes 35 – 40 mins)

1. Combine the chipotle paste, smoked paprika and soy sauce in a bowl with a drizzle of vegetable oil – this is your marinade
2. Add the chicken thighs to the marinade and give everything a good mix up, then set aside for later
3. Peel and chop the red onions into wedges
4. Deseed the red pepper (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and cut into strips. Chop the sweet potatoes into wedges
5. Add the chopped vegetables to the air fryer. Sprinkle over the ground cumin
6. Drizzle with vegetable oil and a generous pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up
7. Put the marinated chicken thighs on top of the vegetables in the air fryer.
8. Heat the air fryer to 200c for 20 -25 min or until everything is cooked through (no pink meat!) and tender. This is your Mexican chicken tray bake
9. Meanwhile, chop the lime in half and combine the juice of 1/2 lime with the natural yoghurt in a small bowl – this is your lime yoghurt. Cut the remaining lime into wedges and trim, then slice the spring onion finely.
10. Serve the Mexican chicken tray bake drizzled with the lime yoghurt. Garnish with the chopped spring onion and a lime wedge – enjoy!

Also try delectable mozzarella sticks with tomato dip and for pudding sticky toffee cookies

NorthernLife Mar/Apr 23