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Perfect roast chicken with summer roasted veg recipe

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We’ve given classic roast chicken a summery twist with this easy recipe. Roasted in one pan, the tender meat is flavoured with fresh rosemary and thyme and cooked with red peppers, potatoes and asparagus, giving you a sumptuous Sunday roast that tastes as good as it looks. See method

Serves 4
15 mins to prepare and 1 hr 20 mins to cook
980 calories / serving

Ingredients

1x Tesco organic chicken, weighing about 1.5kg
2 sprigs Tesco fresh rosemary
4 sprigs Tesco fresh thyme
4 tbsp Filippo Berio extra virgin olive oil
2 Tesco lemons, halved
4 Tesco small red onions, peeled and quartered
2 Tesco garlic bulbs, halved
2 Tesco red peppers, halved, deseeded and sliced into thick strips
400g (13oz) Tesco Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm (1in) chunks
1 x 250g Tesco asparagus bundle

If you don't have red onions, try using white, brown or spring onions

Each serving contains

Energy
4080kj
980kcal 49%
Fat
64g 91%
Saturates
16g 80%
Sugars
8g 4%
Salt
0.7g 12%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 26.3g Protein 76.7g Fibre 5.5g

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 5, 190°C, 170°C fan. Place the chicken in a large roasting tray and season. Sprinkle over the rosemary and thyme and drizzle with 2 tbsp of the olive oil and the lemon juice.
Scatter the red onions, red peppers and potatoes around the chicken and drizzle with the remaining olive oil. Add 100ml (3½fl oz) water and place in the oven for 1 hour 20 minutes. Baste the chicken halfway through cooking – if the vegetables look dry, add a further 100ml (3½fl oz) water to the pan and return to the oven.
Then, 10 minutes before the chicken is ready, add the asparagus and baste with the chicken juices. Return the chicken to the oven and cook for a further 10 minutes, or until the chicken is golden and the juices run clear when a skewer is inserted into the thickest part of the leg.
Remove the chicken from the oven and rest for 15 minutes, by covering loosely with foil. Serve with a rocket and Parmesan salad, if you like.

If your chicken weighs more than 1.5kg it will need a longer cooking time; please follow the roasting instructions on the packaging.

* Tesco organic whole chicken may only be available in limited stores.

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