Ingredients:-
1 x Whole Chicken (Around 2kg – 2.5kg)
Stuffing:-
2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
1 Tbsp each fresh thyme and rosemary
1 Tbsp lemon zest
1 egg
½ tsp salt and freshly ground pepper
Olive oil plus extra herbs for top
400g mixed baby vegetables
METHOD:-
Preheat an oven to 180C.
Clean and dry your whole Chicken
To make the stuffing:-
In a bowl combine the breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, dried herbs, fresh herbs, lemon, egg, salt and pepper. Fill the cavity of the chicken.
Rub the skin of the chicken with olive oil and sprinkle over the extra herbs. Place into the oven for 1½ hours or until the juices run clear.
Halfway through cooking, add the baby vegetables to the roasting dish.
Before serving squeeze juice from the lemon over the top.
Carve the Chicken and serve with vegetables and gravy.