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Lemon and garlic roasted chicken

  • Time to make: 1 hr 45 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2kg whole chicken
  • 1 bulb garlic
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 lemon
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh rosemary or thyme
  • olive oil cooking spray
  • string
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat the oven to 190°C.

    2 Break the garlic bulb into small cloves, leaving the skin intact. Cut the lemon into 6-8 wedges.

    3 Once the chicken is clean and dry, fill the cavity with garlic cloves, lemon wedges and herbs.

    4 Use the string to tie the legs together (this helps the chicken retain a better shape and cook more evenly). Transfer the chicken to a roasting tin with a rack. Season with a little black pepper and olive oil and then roast in the centre of the oven for 1 1/2 hours, until golden brown, basting once or twice. To test the chicken is thoroughly cooked, pierce the thickest part of the leg with a skewer and make sure the juices run clear. Allow to rest before carving.

    5 Serve the breast with garlic paste from the roasted cloves. Simply slip the cloves from their skins and mash with a fork.

    HFG tip

    If you remove the skin from the chicken before eating, the values are: energy 1470kJ, fat 16g (5g saturated).

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