Talk me through tray bakes

[plainflower]

I've never made a tray bake!! I keep seeing people taking about them quite a lot on here but I have no idea where to even start. Does anyone have any tips and tricks, what ingredients I can use, what temperature to cook it on and how long for, etc.?

[dementedpixie]

A lot of traybakes dont require cooking and some consist of chocolate and crushed biscuits, dried fruit, etc

[Ricekrispie22]

Do you mean the sweet or savoury kind?

[Ninkanink]

Depends if you mean sweet or savoury or both.

I don’t make sweet tray bakes but I used to do a lot of traybake dinners when my girls were younger. Delicious and convenient.

[TheHighestSardine]

Grab yourself this - www.amazon.co.uk/Roasting-Tin-Simple-Dish-Dinners/dp/1910931519/?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Tray bakes are the best.

[plainflower]

Oops! Should have specified  I meant savoury such as chicken tray bakes and similar! Thank you @TheHighestSardine, will have a look!

[SinkGirl]

Love this one
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lemon-oregano-chicken-traybake

[dementedpixie]

The hairy bikers does a nice spanish chicken dish

[dementedpixie]

www.hairybikers.com/recipes/view/spanish-style-chicken-bake

[Aurorie11]

Have a look at this thread
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/3527870-Which-is-the-tastiest-Protestant-traybake?msgid=86529145#86529145

[handbagsatdawn33]

It's the easiest meal when you're having a CBA day.
The Hairy Bikers chicken is a good example to follow & adapt.

Just work out the timings, pre-heat the tray, add oil, add ingredients at the right intervals.
e.g. spuds for an hour, then 20-25 mins later add chicken or pork + onions, peppers & other roastable veg, plus herbs etc.

[thenewaveragebear1983]

Jamie Oliver does a chicken and butternut peanut butter spicy delicious thing, it's so nice. I've made it so much that I can't actually remember what it was called..... but it's pretty much this:

Chicken thighs, cubes of butternut squash, onion in a tray. Make a paste out of peanut butter, chilli, garlic, lime, lemongrass, coriander. I add soy sauce and fish sauce. Blitz to a paste. Spread it over the chicken in the Morning, wrap with tinfoil. Then when you get in from work, put it in the oven for about 45 minutes. It's delicious.

[plainflower]

Thanks a lot everyone! Can't wait to try one now

[Ninkanink]

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/family-traybake

www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/easy-traybake-recipes/

www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/collections/tray-bake-recipes/

[formerbabe]

I make traybakes for dinner a lot...quick to prep and oven does the work really.

I like

Sausages, halved new potatoes, red onion, peppers, cherry tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Pork chops, sliced potatoes, parsnips/leeks and slices of apple. I mix olive oil with mustard and drizzle over.

Chicken with any type of veg, drizzle with honey and lemon

They're all pretty versatile...use whatever you have in the fridge really!

Sometimes I just do roasted veg with feta or halloumi.

[Bouledeneige]

I was thinking savoury tray bakes and I'd say that Jamie Oliver is the king of them. I do a lovely salmon, asparagus and brocolli one of his from 30 minute dinners. You can add or subtract from the recipes. My older teens love them too. also nice serving ones on chopping boards too.