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Our healthiest-ever roast chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Our healthiest-ever roast chicken

8 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes
Our healthiest-ever roast chicken

This succulent and juicy whole roast chicken maintains its flavour but is diet friendly

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

356
Calories
34g
Protein
18g
Fat
17g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken , approx 1.5kg, at room temperature
  • 3 lemons , 1 zested
  • olive oil
  • 1 onion , quartered
  • 4 whole garlic cloves
  • a small bunch thyme
  • a small bunch rosemary
  • watercress , to serve

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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