Roast Chicken with Dill and Potatoes

Name: Roast Chicken with Dill and Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 20g Dill, picked and roughly chopped; 50g Unsalted Butter, at room temperature; 3 Garlic Clove, crushed or finely grated; 1.6 kg Whole Chicken; 2 Unwaxed Lemon, halved and wedges; 1kg Red Skinned Potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 300g French Beans, trimmed

Poultry

Gluten Free

15m prep time

95m total time

Easy level

8 ingredients

Roast Chicken with Dill and Potatoes recipe by Cherrypick

Give your Sunday roast a hassle-free makeover with this roast chicken with dill and potatoes, inspired by food writer Silvana Franco’s Italian heritage. We love to serve it with al dente French beans and lots of lemon juice.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Cut the stems from the dill and set aside, then roughly chop the leaves. Keep a small handful of the dill leaves to garnish, then mix the rest with the butter and garlic.

Step 2

Carefully lift the skin of the chicken breasts and legs, and push about two-thirds of the garlic butter under the skin. Spread it over the meat, then spread the remaining butter over the skin and season. Put the chicken in a large roasting tin and squeeze over the lemon halves, then put them into the cavity along with the dill stalks. Roast the chicken for 20 mins.

Step 3

Reduce the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Scatter the potatoes around the chicken, drizzle over the oil and sprinkle with a little salt. Turn the potatoes so they’re coated in the oil and any roasting juices from the chicken. Roast for another 1 hr, turning the potatoes occasionally until brown and the chicken is completely cooked through. Sprinkle over the reserved dill leaves and serve.

Ingredients
Based on 4 servings

20g Dill, picked and roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Bunched Dill 20g
50g Unsalted Butter, at room temperature 1 x Sainsbury's British Butter, Unsalted 250g
3 Garlic Clove, crushed or finely grated 1 x Sainsbury's Large Garlic
1.6 kg Whole Chicken 1 x Sainsbury's 1.6kg British Fresh Medium Whole Chicken
2 Unwaxed Lemon, halved and wedges 2 x Sainsbury's Lemons
1kg Red Skinned Potatoes, peeled and cut into 2cm chunks 1 x Sainsbury's Red Potatoes 2kg
2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
300g French Beans, trimmed 1 x Sainsbury's Green Beans 300g