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Spring roasted chicken with tarragon recipe

360 ratings

Keep it classic for your Sunday roast with this succulent roast chicken. With fragrant tarragon, fresh spring veg and smooth gravy, just add new potatoes for a complete family meal. See method

Serves 4
5 mins to prepare and 1 hr 20 mins to cook
454 calories / serving
Freezable

Ingredients

1 whole chicken, about 1.3kg
25g unsalted butter, softened
1 x 30g pack fresh tarragon
a sprig of fresh thyme
200ml white wine
1 x 300g bag shallots, peeled
1 garlic bulb
175g Woodside Farms unsmoked bacon
150g peas, defrosted if frozen or blanched if fresh
Redmere Farms new potatoes, to serve
mixed vegetables, to serve

If you haven't got any new potatoes, try dicing a large white potato instead

Each serving contains

Energy
1905kj
454kcal 23%
Fat
18g 25%
Saturates
7g 36%
Sugars
4g 4%
Salt
2.2g 36%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 8.1g Protein 58.6g Fibre 3.4g

Method

Preheat the oven gas 5, 190°C. Put the chicken in a roasting tray. Smear the butter all over and season well. Put a large sprig of the tarragon and the thyme into the cavity and pour the wine around, adding a splash of water as well.
Roast for 30 mins, then add the whole shallots, bacon and garlic to the tin. Roast for another 40 mins, adding a splash more water if the juices in the roasting tray dry up. Lift the chicken with some tongs so the juices run from the cavity. The chicken is cooked if the juices are clear - if they're still slightly pink, cook for a further 10 mins.
Stir the peas into the juices around the bird and scatter with some fresh tarragon. Allow to sit for 10 mins, then remove from the roasting tin and carve.
Reduce the juices a little to make some gravy and serve with new potatoes and vegetables or salad.

Cooking tip: If you've got leftover chicken, turn it into a tasty and quick chicken salad. Shred the meat and toss it together with boiled baby new potatoes and mixed salad leaves. Just before serving, dress it with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice or balsamic vinegar.

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