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Chicken recipes

Hot cross bun-stuffed roast chicken

1 1⁄2– 2 hours

Braai recipes

Braaied chicken with chilli, macadamia and rose marinade

40 minutes

Chicken recipes

Feta, garlic and winter herb roast chicken

1½ hours

Roast chicken

Roast chicken, tomatoes and basil

1 hour

Risotto recipes

Basic risotto

1 hour 40 minutes

Mediterranean roast chicken and salad

Serves 4 - 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 1hr 15 minutes

Ingredients

whole chicken
olive oil
1 T roast chicken seasoning
1 lemon, halved
1 garlic head, halved
4 sprigs oreganum
4 Woolworths everyday potatoes, quartered
4 salad tomatoes, roughly chopped
½ cucumber, deseeded and roughly chopped
½ onion, thinly sliced

dressing:

¼ cup fresh mint leaves
¼ cup fresh parsley
¼ cup fresh basil
½ cup olive oil
½ lemon, juiced
1 t sugar
sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 220 C.
2. Rub the whole chicken with olive oil and seasoning.
3. Stuff chicken cavity with lemon and tie legs together.
4. Place chicken, breast side up in roasting dish with garlic halves, oreganum and potato wedges around it.
5. Place chicken in the oven, turn heat down to 200 C.
6. Roast for 1- 1hr 15min, basting in between, until cooked and golden.
7. Set aside to rest for 10min before serving.
8. To make the vinaigrette, finely chop all the herbs, mix with olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of sugar. Season to taste
9. Toss tomatoes, cucumber and onion with dressing and serve with roast chicken.

Cost per Serving: R27.16*

*Prices calculated in December 2022

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