Name: Sunday Roast Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (about 1.6 kg); 40 g soft butter; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 4 sprigs thyme; 1 lemon, halved; 1 apple, quartered; salt and pepper; 1 roasting bag

Golden roast chicken on a white platter with apples behind

1 hr 45 min
4 servings
Dinner

The bag keeps the steam in, so the meat stays juicy. Cut it open for the last 15 minutes and the skin turns golden.

Ingredients

whole chicken1, about 1.6 kg
soft butter40 g
garlic, crushed4 cloves
thyme4 sprigs
lemon, halved1
apple, quartered1
salt and pepper
roasting bag1

Directions

Heat the oven to 200°C / 400°F. Mix the butter with the garlic, thyme leaves, salt and pepper and rub it all over the chicken. Put the lemon and apple inside, then tie the chicken in a roasting bag and set it in a roasting dish.
Roast for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Cut the bag open and roast for 15 minutes more, until the skin is golden. Rest for 10 minutes before carving.

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