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Herby roast chicken

This simple but delicious roast chicken recipe will hit all the right spots
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Main Course
Calories: 554
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole Chicken skin on
  • 1 whole lemon cut in half
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 tsp mixed herbs fresh
  • salt and pepper to taste

Equipment

  • stove
  • roasting pan
  • knife
  • small bowl or cup

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C
  2. Pat the chicken dry
  3. Put half the lemon in the chicken cavity
  4. Squeeze the juice if the other half into a bowl, mix in the other ingredients
  5. Rub the mixture all over the chicken, allowing some to go into the cavity
  6. Place in the oven, breast plate down for 20min x 500g + 20min more
  7. Remove from the oven and tent with tinfoil allowing it to rest for 10min
  8. Serve with your choice of veg and starch