Roast chicken & sticky carrots

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1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C /gas 6. Trim the leaves off the carrots. Scrub the carrots if muddy, but leave them whole. Tip them into a roasting tray that will be a snug fit for the carrots with the chicken on top. Halve the lemon and finely chop two of the garlic cloves. Squeeze a little lemon juice over the carrots, then toss in the chopped garlic, cumin seeds, honey, half the butter, plenty of pepper and a little salt.
2. Pick the leaves from the parsley and set aside. Push the parsley stalks, the lemon halves, the remaining garlic and the sprig of bay into the cavity of the chicken and season with plenty of pepper and salt if you want to.
3. Sit the chicken directly on top of the carrots and smear the remaining butter over the breast. Roast the chicken for 30 mins until starting to brown, then remove from the oven. Lift the chicken onto a board and give the carrots a good stir to make sure they're completely coated in all the juices. Return the chicken to the roasting tray, baste the breast with the juices and continue to roast for a further 40-50 mins until cooked all the way through.
4. Lift the chicken onto a board and leave to rest for 10 mins. Meanwhile, roughly chop the reserved parsley leaves. A few mins before serving, place the carrots over a low heat until sizzling, then stir the parsley through the carrots. To serve, sit the chicken either back on top or serve the chicken and the carrots separately

Per serving

588 kcalories, protein 42g, carbohydrate 3.6g, fat 45 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 0.1g, salt 0.79 g

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• Annie

  10 December 2007

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  Easy and delicious - my children absolutely devoured the carrots.

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• kiliman

  20 January 2008

  kiliman commented on this recipe

  Simply divine.

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• Lenny

  27 March 2008

  Lenny commented on this recipe

  sorry I cooked this now the kids want it every day.

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• miss.moss

  26 May 2008

  miss.moss rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Good roast chicken recipe, but what made this stand out for us was the taste of the carrots. Even with regular large carrots cut into small rounds, and a regular chicken, this was great!

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• Carol

  18 July 2008

  Carol rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I cooked this recently but my dish was a little too big so some of the carrots caramalised more than I would have liked but hubby has asked me to cook it again as he enjoyed them!!! Other than that this was a lovely way to cook chicken and I will definitely make it again in a smaller dish next time though!

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• mumof3girlygirls

  07 October 2008

  mumof3girlygirls rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We had this for tea today, my children loved the chicken and carrots, this made a great change from the usual roast chicken and going to use the leftovers to make the roast chicken rissotto tomorrow!

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• Yum Yum!!!

  04 November 2008

  Yum Yum!!! commented on this recipe

  I made this for my sister and friend - it was lovely! We had spent a weekend together and they said this was the best meal they had eaten the whole weekend. Cant wait to make again..thinking of doing something similar for christmas dinner it was that nice :o)

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• Smartdaisy

  04 August 2009

  Smartdaisy commented on this recipe

  I made this is as a special dinner for my partner and I. Great success we both loved it.

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• JennaJJ

  07 August 2009

  JennaJJ rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Oh My God!!! Will use this recipie for every roast I make!!! Had to take the carrots out a little earlier than what the instructions said but still lovely!

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• MissWah

  16 August 2009

  MissWah rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Ditto! We just had our roast and it was delicious!!! Carrots with the cumin, lemon and honey just works so well. And the garlic head comes through brilliantly in the white chicken meat..yumyum!

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• frogstar

  18 August 2009

  frogstar rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this last week and it was fab. I loved the carrots, I cut them in half (lengthways) and also threw in a few parsnips to the mix too. Nicest carrots and parsnip mix ever! THe chicken was lovely too though I didnt' get much flavour from the stuffing we put in ( I don't normally cook a whole chicken from scratch so maybe I don't know what I'm expecting) Will make again this week

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• frogstar

  18 August 2009

  frogstar commented on this recipe

  Actually one question, When putting the remaing garlic head into the chicken, do I chop it up/peel it and put it in/ or just leave it in the way it is (with the paper bits on it too) Thanks!!!

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Ingredients

• 2 bunches carrots
• 1.8kg free-range chicken
• 1 lemon
• head of garlic
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp clear honey
• 85g butter , softened
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 sprig bay leaves

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook min 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 bunches carrots
• 1.8kg free-range chicken
• 1 lemon
• head of garlic
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp clear honey
• 85g butter , softened
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 sprig bay leaves

Per serving

588 kcalories, protein 42g, carbohydrate 3.6g, fat 45 g, saturated fat 20g, fibre 0.1g, salt 0.79 g

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