Roast chicken with squashed new potatoes & cheesy creamed spinach - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 700g baby new potatoes
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lemon, zested
• 4 garlic cloves, whole and unpeeled
• small bunch of thyme, leaves picked and torn, plus a few small leaves to serve
• 4 bay leaves
• chicken legs, including thighs and drumsticks
• ½ tsp paprika
• 300g carrots, cooked, to serve
• 200g bag baby spinach
• knob of butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 300ml milk
• generous grating of nutmeg
• 20g mature cheddar, grated