Roast Chicken & Herb Stuffing

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Roast Chicken & Herb Stuffing

For this Roast Chicken & Herb Stuffing recipe, slow-roasting the chicken is a great way to keep it nice and moist.

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Ingredients

olive oil
1 medium chicken
1 lemon
1/2 onion
a few sprigs of thyme
a few sprigs of sage
salt & pepper

Stuffing

2 tbsp sunflower oil
3 medium onions, peeled & chopped
200g coarse breadcrumbs
1 tbsp chopped sage
1 tbsp chopped thyme
1 tbsp chopped chives
100ml olive oil

Gravy

2 tbsp plain flour
600ml chicken stock
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
a pinch of sugar

Method

Preheat the oven to 220⁰C/430⁰F/Gas 7.
Rub olive oil over the chicken, then squeeze over some lemon juice and put the remaining lemon inside the cavity with the onion and herbs.
Season to taste
Put the chicken in a roasting tin and roast for 20 minutes per 500g, plus 20 minutes extra.
To make the stuffing, heat the sunflower oil and saute the onions for 5-6 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and season. Spoon into a greased dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden and crisp.
Put the cooked chicken on a plate and keep warm. Add flour to the juices in the tin, heat on the hob and stir, then blend in the stock, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Heat through and sieve into a jug

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