Lemon roast chicken with peppers
- Published: 30 Nov 08
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Lemon roast chicken with peppers is an easy midweek meal that’s also fancy enough for entertaining. Joint a chicken or use a packet of thighs and drumsticks.
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Ingredients
- 1.8-2kg free-range chicken, jointed into 8 pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic bulb, cloves separated but not peeled
- 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
- Splash of white wine
- 100ml chicken stock
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Put a 1.8-2kg whole free-range chicken, jointed into 8 pieces, in a large roasting tin with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 garlic bulb, cloves separated but not peeled, 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced, the zest and juice of 1 lemon and 2 fresh rosemary sprigs.
- Add a splash of white wine and 100ml chicken stock, season and roast for 30-35 minutes, until cooked.
- Set aside 110g chicken meat for the tart and serve the rest with mash and steamed greens.
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- Recipe from December 2008 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 472kcals
- Fat
- 20.1g (5g saturated)
- Protein
- 64.9g
- Carbohydrates
- 6.4g (4.8g sugar)
- Salt
- 0.7g
delicious. tips
Using a whole chicken and jointing it into eight pieces (see the Know How section of this website) is much more cost-effective than buying the pieces separately, and you get a lot more flavour than from chicken breast alone.
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