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Entertaining Made Easy

05/10/2016

Simple Roast Chicken

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Since moving to Australia in the early 1990’s and discovering the local Chicken Shops, I have never actually cooked a Roast Chicken in the oven!  I have cooked chicken pieces but never a whole roast chicken!  I found this easy recipe whilst channel surfing and watching a cooking show.  It was so easy I decided to try it out and was amazed at the results!

Hints & Tips

  • Best to check your chicken after the cooking time as every oven is different and the size of a chicken will vary!  You may need to cook it for longer – 5 or 10 minute increments are best!
  • DF, GF, SF.
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Created by Kay Shafi-Roden on 05/10/2016

  • Category: Baking & Roasting, Chicken, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Course, Sugar Free

Ingredients

  • 1 Whole Chicken
  • Bunches of Fresh Thyme
  • Olive Oil
  • 1 Whole Onion, Sliced in Half, Cross Ways (No Peeling Required)
  • 1 Whole Head of Garlic, Sliced in Half, Cross Ways (No Peeling Required)
  • 1 Lemon
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Root Vegetables of Your Choice (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
  2. In a deep roasting pan, drizzle olive oil on the base of the pan.
  3. Spread the thyme over the base of the pan.
  4. Place both halves of the onion and garlic on top of the thyme.
  5. Wash and dry the chicken with paper towel, making sure it is completely dry, inside and out.
  6. Stick the whole lemon into the cavity of the chicken.
  7. Place the chicken on top of the onion and garlic.
  8. Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the chicken.
  9. Drizzle with olive oil.
  10. Cook in the oven for 40 minutes.
  11. After 40 minutes, add in root vegetables such as potato, sweet potato, pumpkin or carrot around the chicken. This is optional.
  12. Cook for a further 40 minutes.
  13. Check the chicken thigh with a skewer to ensure it is cooked. If not, cook for a further 5-10 minutes and repeat the steps until cooked.
  14. Remove from the oven and cover with foil. Allow to rest for 15 minutes before serving.
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