Chicken with cannellini beans and thyme

If you’re looking for chicken thigh recipes, stop right here! This fresh and herby chicken dish makes the most of either chicken thighs or chops and is a pleasure to create.

Very little effort is required. Simply marinate the chicken for up to two hours, place all the ingredients in a baking dish and cook for 45 to 60 minutes.

It’s the kind of dish that’s perfect for lazy weekends and suits every season too. Serve it with fresh salads in the summer or roasted veggies in the cooler months for a satisfying family meal to be enjoyed ’round the table.

Tell us more about the ingredients

The star of this dish is free-range chicken. Why free-range, you may ask? Here at Church Street Butcher, we only sell what we believe in — and that’s the freshest and healthiest meat from animals that have been free to move about and lead a natural life.

Our meat is also antibiotic and hormone-free and locally sourced, making it the most nutritious and sustainable way to enjoy your food. Chicken is high in protein and is considered a lean meat too, so it makes an obvious choice for a healthy family meal.

Let’s move on to the cannellini beans. Packed with fibre, protein, antioxidants, minerals and vitamin B6, they’re one of nature’s superfoods. Their nutty flavour adds an extra dimension to this recipe.

The lemon, olive oil, garlic and thyme lend a Mediterranean flavour to this recipe, while you’ll get a hint of the exotic with the tamari sauce.

The carrot and onion complete the combination of flavours, making this a hearty meal full of delicious layers of taste.

Check out our serving suggestions

If you’re enjoying this recipe in the spring or summer months, serve it with a fresh seasonal salad and some specialty bread.

For autumn and winter, there’s nothing we love more than chicken with roast root vegetables and potatoes to give you that satisfying feeling.

What about substitutions?

Recipes for chicken thighs can also use chicken chops, with the skin either on or off. When you use chops, you’ll get extra flavour and nutrients from the bones, so they’re worth snapping up when you see them at your local free-range butcher.

If you don’t have cannellini beans to hand, you can also try this recipe with chickpeas, kidney beans or fava beans, all of which have a similar nutrition profile.

We’ve suggested tamari sauce in the recipe, but you can equally use soy sauce, which has a more subtle taste.

A simple rustic dish with marinated chicken, cannellini beans and thyme.

Make shopping easy when you buy from your online butcher

This recipe is so easy to prepare, so keep your shopping simple as well by ordering from your online butcher.

It only takes a few clicks on the Church Street Butcher site. You can either enjoy browsing our full range of free-range meat products or use the “Quick Shop” facility if you’re in a hurry.

And you’ll enjoy free delivery on orders over $80 to Brighton and surrounding Bayside suburbs, from Beaumaris to Elsternwick, making your shopping experience great value and convenient too!

Of course, you are also welcome to come and see us at our Church Street store. Our qualified butchers and staff will be happy to help you choose your meat and offer advice on preparing and cooking your choices. We look forward to serving you!