Roast Chicken with Lemon and Garlic served with Hasselback Potatoes
By Morrisons
Published on 26 November 2020
The next time you get the family together, try serving up this delicious roast chicken and Hasselback potatoes.Time and servings
2 hrsTotal time
6Servings
30 minsPrep time
1 hr 30 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of thyme
- 1 kg of potatoes, medium sized
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 chicken, extra large roast, approximately 2kg
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 garlic bulb
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180C fan/200C/gas 6.Step 2
To make the hasselback potatoes, cut slices along the width of each potato at 4-5mm intervals about two thirds of the way into the flesh. Place into a large bowl.Step 3
Add 2 cloves of crushed garlic, grated lemon zest and juice and olive oil. Season and mix well. Reserve the juiced lemon.Step 4
For the roast chicken, place the chicken into a large roasting tin. Arrange the prepared hasselback potatoes around the chicken, cut sides up.Step 5
In the cavity of the chicken, place the garlic bulb and reserved juiced lemon. Reserve 1 tablespoon of thyme leaves and place the remaining thyme sprigs into the cavity.Step 6
Drizzle a little olive oil over the chicken, scatter with the reserved thyme leaves and season with salt and pepper.Step 7
Roast in the preheated oven for 1 hour 30 minutes, basting the chicken and potatoes at 30 minute intervals.Step 8
To test your chicken is cooked insert a skewer into the thickest part of the bird and check the juices are running clear. Increase the cooking time if necessary, removing the cooked hasselback potatoes and keeping warm.Step 9
Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving. Serve with seasonal green vegetables.