Poultry and Game Recipes - Provencal Chicken with Fragrant Herbs Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

• 1.5-2 kg/3-4 lb chicken

• 4 tablespoons lemon juice

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

• 25 g/1 oz butter, melted

• pinch of herbes de Provence

• 1 lemon, peeled and sliced

• salt and pepper

• lemon slices, to garnish

• boiled rice or vegetables, to serve

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Method:

1. Place the chicken in a roasting tin and brush it all over with the lemon juice.

2. Mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil with the butter, salt, pepper and herbs. Coat the chicken with this sauce.

3. Place the lemon slices inside the chicken, then roast in a preheated oven, 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4, for 1 1/2-1 1/4 hours.

4. Sprinkle the chicken with the remaining olive oil just before carving.

5. Serve the chicken garnished with lemon slices and accompanied by plain boiled rice or vegetables.