Christmas Chicken to rival a Turkey!
Servings: 6
Calories: 562kcal
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A delicious moist and flavoursome roast chicken, it's so easy and rivals a turkey at Christmas
Ingredients
- 1.75 Kg Large fresh Chicken or whatever size you like
- 1 Lemon halved
- 2 Sausages good quality herbed ones
- 300 grams Streaky Bacon - smoked
- Fresh rosemary
- 15 grams Olive oil
- Salt & Black Pepper
Instructions
- These instruction are for a 1.75Kg fresh chicken, if your chicken is a different size adjust times accordingly!!
- Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6
- Remove your chicken from it's packaging and place on a large foil covered baking tray
- Using your fingers carefully separate the skin from the breast
- Next skin the sausages and flatten them - slide them between the skin and the breast, should be a thin layer
- Next criss cross the streaky bacon over the entire breast - use plenty
- Place the halved lemon inside the chicken with some rosemary
- Add some further rosemary between the breast and legs
- Drizzle with olive oil and finally add some salt and black pepper
- Cover tightly with foil
- Cook for 1 hour (follow on pack instructions if your chicken is a different size)
- Remove the foil and cook for a further 40 minutes
- Once cooked (juices should run clear) remove from the oven, cover and rest for minimum 20 minutes, 30 if possible
- Enjoy
Notes
*** All. nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Chicken to rival a Turkey!
Amount per Serving
Calories
562
% Daily Value*
Fat
46
g
71
%
Saturated Fat
14
g
88
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
8
g
Monounsaturated Fat
20
g
Cholesterol
144
mg
48
%
Sodium
482
mg
21
%
Potassium
409
mg
12
%
Carbohydrates
2
g
1
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
34
g
68
%
Vitamin A
225
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
12
mg
15
%
Calcium
23
mg
2
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.