Name: Roast Chicken with Herb and Garlic Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 250 g microwaveable brown rice; 1 long green shallots finely chopped; 1 chilli finely chopped small; 1/2 tsp lemon zest; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp pepper; 1/4 cup peas *optional; 1/4 cup butter softened; 1 tsp fresh thyme; 1 clove garlic large minced

by mimmy Last updated on 11/11/2020

Packed with flavour! - mimmy

Ingredients

1 whole chicken

Stuffing

250 g microwaveable brown rice
1 long green shallots finely chopped
1 chilli finely chopped small
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 cup peas *optional

Herb Butter

1/4 cup butter softened
1 tsp fresh thyme
1 clove garlic large minced

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced).
Step 2

Mix together herbs, garlic and butter and make a pocket under the skin of the chicken using your fingers, careful not to break the skin. Spread the butter in the pocket.
Step 3

Mix all stuffing ingredients and stuff into cavity of chicken. Cook in a baking tray for around an hour and a half, basting every half hour.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

I had made the rice stuffing for a previous meal the night before and had it alongside some salmon. This was the leftover we had in excess and made into a stuffing.