Baked chicken with tomato sauce

Baked chicken with tomato sauce

Main dishes

A traditional Turkish family dish: chicken and apple casserole, topped with a mint-infused tomato sauce, cooked in aluminum foil and then browned.

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This recipe for a tomato-topped baguette is easy to make and is perfect for a casual dinner with friends or a quick snack. The preparation takes about 30 minutes, and the baking time is 1 hour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$13.30 $3.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $10.05
  • $1.37
  • $0.44
  • $0.21
  • $0.71
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.22

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the tomatoes and puree them in a food processor or with a grater.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the tomato puree, and simmer over medium heat.
  3. Add the concentrate, salt, mint, and pepper, then turn off the heat. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cut the pestle into pieces and place them in a baking dish. ≈ 3 min
  5. Cut the apples into quarters and place them around the chicken. ≈ 8 min
  6. Finely chop the onion and sprinkle it with the garlic. ≈ 8 min
  7. Add 1 to 1.5 cups of hot water to the tomato sauce, mix well, and pour over the dish. ≈ 4 min
  8. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for about 1 hour.
  9. Remove the aluminum and let it brown.
  10. Serve hot with yogurt and rice pilaf. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Baked chicken with tomato sauce

  • 6 tomatoes$10.05
  • 4 garden apples$1.37
  • 5 cloves of garlic$0.44
  • 1 large onion$0.21
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil or any other oil$0.71
  • salt$0.03
  • black pepper$0.27
  • dried mint$0.22

Total$13.30

that's $3.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken pestles
  • 6 tomatoes
  • 4 garden apples
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil or any other oil
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • dried mint

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