Roast Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary couscous stuffing

Give your traditional roast chicken an update with this delicious couscous stuffing.

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cooking Time

60 - 90 minutes

Serves

4-6

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Ingredients

SPAR chicken spice
45 ml SPAR olive oil for rubbing
1 x whole SPAR chicken approximately 1.7 kg

For the stuffing

10 ml SPAR olive oil
1 SPAR Freshline onion, finely chopped
1 SPAR Freshline bunch spring onions finely cut
150g SPAR Freshline button mushrooms
3 ml ground turmeric powder
15 ml freshly chopped rosemary
5 ml crushed garlic
Juice from one SPAR Freshline lemon
250 ml prepared couscous
1 SPAR oven roasting bag

Method

Preheat the oven to 190 C .
Rub olive oil and spice all over the chicken even under the skin if possible.
Set chicken aside.
In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and fry onion until translucent. Add the spring onions, mushrooms, turmeric, rosemary and garlic and sauté for another few minutes. Drizzle with lemon juice and add the cooked couscous. Mix through and set aside to cool.
Stuff the cavity of the chicken with stuffing. Tie the drumsticks together, and place in a SPAR oven roasting bag and roast for 1 – 1, 5 hours or until cooked through.
Serve with grilled vegetables and salad.

Hints & Tips

To check if the chicken is ready, place a knife between the drumstick and the breast. If it is not pink and the juices are clear then it is ready.

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