Roasted Mediterranean Chicken with Olives and Herbs
Ingredients
Food Safety
Before you start, wash all surfaces and your hands with soap and warm water, and remember to wash your hands, utensils and cutting boards after they touch raw meat or eggs. Avoid cross-contamination by using a different cutting board for your meat and other ingredients. Make sure you’re cooking to safe temperatures and chilling any leftovers within two hours. For more food safety tips, visit our Food Safety at Home Section.
Steps
Preheat oven to 425ºF (220ºC). Remove the giblets and neck from the chicken. Place the chicken on a rack in a small roasting pan.
Combine the salt, fresh ground pepper, fennel seed, marjoram, garlic, half of the olive oil, wine, lemon peel, fresh lemon juice and sun dried tomatoes in food processor. Pour over outside and into the inside cavity of the chicken. Place lemon halves in the bird cavity.
Cut the onion in chunks and the mushrooms in half. Mince the pitted olives. Sprinkle around the outside of the bird.
Put the chicken in the oven and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the chicken breast reads 180°F (82°C).
Boil water in saucepan and stir in remaining olive oil and couscous with a fork; add lemon juice and fresh minced basil. Season with pepper to taste.
Helpful Tip
For a complete meal, serve with garlic herb wholegrain couscous and steamed baby carrots.
Nutrition Info
| Per 640 g serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 1000 |
| Protein | 67 g |
| Fat | 62 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Carbohydrate | 40 g |
| Fibre | 7 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 250 mg |
| Sodium | 750 mg |
| Per 640 g serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|
| Potassium | 37 |
| Calcium | 10 |
| Iron | 35 |
| Vitamin A | 10 |
| Vitamin C | 25 |
| Vitamin B6 | 71 |
| Vitamin B12 | 56 |
| Folate | 22 |
| Zinc | 51 |
