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Easy Christmas roast chicken dinner

Serves 4 to 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup Woolworths limited-edition Christmas roasted onion-and-parsley stuffing
1 free-range egg
½ cup water (or as needed)
1 free-range whole chicken
2 T Woolworths roast chicken seasoning
5 T olive oil
1 kg Woolworths Nicola potatoes, peeled halved
1 T Woolworths roast potato seasoning
1 lemon, halved
2 small butternuts, unpeeled and roughly chopped
2 T butter
1 T Woolworths roast butternut seasoning

Method

1 In a bowl, combine the stuffing with the egg and water, stirring until combined.

2 Preheat the oven to 200°C. Season the chicken with the roast chicken seasoning and drizzle with 3 T olive oil. Spoon the prepared stuffing into the chicken’s cavity.
3 Arrange the chicken in a roasting pan. Toss the potatoes with the remaining olive oil and roast potato seasoning, then place them around the chicken. Roast for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until the chicken is golden and the juices run clear when pierced.
4 While the chicken cooks, toss the butternut with the butter and roast butternut seasoning. Spread out on a separate tray and roast for 35–40 minutes, or until tender and caramelised.
5 Rest the chicken for 10 minutes before carving. Serve with the golden potatoes and roast butternut on the side.

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Photography and videography: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail

Recipes and production: Abigail Donnelly

Food assistant: Bianca Jones

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