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Honey and lemon thyme roast chicken

Name: Honey and lemon thyme roast chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large chicken, weighing approx. 1.8kg (4lb); 4 sprigs lemon thyme; 4 tbsp Rowse Runny Honey; Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

10 mins to prep
120 mins to cook
Serves 4

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About

This flavour-packed honey and thyme roast chicken recipe is a sweet new way to savour this family favourite.

Ingredients

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Method

1
Preheat the oven to 190°C / fan oven 170°C / Gas Mark 5.
2
Put the chicken into a large roasting tin and put 2 sprigs of lemon thyme into the cavity of the bird.
3
Mix together the honey, lemon zest, lemon juice and olive oil. Strip the leaves from the remaining sprigs of thyme and add to the mixture. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper, then rub all over the chicken’s skin.
4
Roast for 20 minutes per 450g (1lb), plus 20 minutes in total. A 1.8kg (4lb) chicken will take 1 hour 40 minutes to cook. Baste the chicken 2-3 times with the cooking juices whilst it roasts and cover with foil as soon as it is golden brown.
5
Tips: Add 1 tsp whole cumin seeds or ground cumin to the rub for a delicious Moroccan flavour. To make washing up easier, line the roasting tin with a sheet of foil