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  • butter
    for greasing
  • 1.6kg chicken
  • 1kg roasting potatoes
    halved or quartered if large
  • 2 whole garlic heads
    halved through the middle
  • 100ml white wine
  • 100ml chicken stock
  • 2 stems rosemary
    broken into sprigs
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 1 lemon
    cut into wedges

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal634
  • fat27g
  • saturates9g
  • carbs56g
  • sugars4g
  • fibre5g
  • protein44g
  • salt1.76g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Brush a large roasting tin all over with butter and smear some over the skin of the chicken.

  • step 2

    Place the chicken in the tin and arrange the potatoes around it. Put the halved garlic heads in the tin, pour over the white wine and stock, then cover with foil and place in the oven. Cook for 1 hr then remove the foil and give the potatoes a shake. Add the herbs and lemon wedges, then cook uncovered for 50 mins.

  • step 3

    Turn the heat up to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Cook for 30 mins more, then remove the chicken and potatoes from the pan. Cover the chicken loosely with foil and leave to rest on a plate for at least 10 mins before carving. Keep the potatoes warm. Serve with any pan juices.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2007

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.254 ratings

chappyfastlad

If this recipe has 250 comments, how come it's asking me to be the first to comment, another BBCploy to make me subscribe to the good food app. Other websites are available free of charge and with commenting

awrd.cx73530

BBC has nothing to do with it. Good Food Magazine (and website and now app) haven't been run by the BBC for ages. If you care to look, you'll see BBC branding has been removed, except the domain name (under licence). The new owners are pushing the paid app and ads galore, punting for all the cash…

lullabel

tip

I used extra stock the second time I made this, loads of juices for gravy 😋 I also used the garlic to make roasted garlic mayo.

divadi

Lovely dish. Really changes up roast chicken with little extra cost or effort.

hodsonc

question

Do you have to reduce cooking time for a smaller chicken?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you can reduce the 50 minute part slightly, depending on the size. A small chicken might only need about 30-40 mins at 160C/fan 140C/gas 3 before you increase the heat in STEP 3 and cook for a further 30 mins. Just check it's cooked all the way through. We hope this…

margaret.howsonDNZ-HmrW

The juices made a wonderful gravy

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