Creamy spatchcock roast chicken recipe

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Creamy spatchcock roast chicken recipe

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This herby, creamy spatchcock roast chicken recipe is finished in a fragrant tarragon cream that gently bubbles around the chicken as it cooks. With a handful of flavour boosting ingredients, this creamy roast chicken recipe makes an epic spring Sunday lunch if you don’t quite fancy lamb.
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This herby, creamy spatchcock roast chicken recipe is finished in a fragrant tarragon cream that gently bubbles around the chicken as it cooks. With a handful of flavour boosting ingredients, this creamy roast chicken recipe makes an epic spring Sunday lunch if you don’t quite fancy lamb.
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1HR 30MIN

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Ingredients

Servings
4
1
M&S Collection British free-range corn-fed whole chicken
1 pack
(400 g)
M&S British echalion shallot, peeled, halved
250 ml
double cream
1 tbsp
Dijon mustard
15 g
tarragon, leaves picked, roughly chopped
25 g
flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
1
M&S white wine, garlic and herb flavour pot

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
1027kcal
Fat
72.5 g
Saturates
28.2 g
Sugars
8.3 g
Salt
463.1 mg
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step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6. Place the chicken (1) breast-side down in a large roasting tin. Press firmly on the chicken until you hear a crack. Using sharp scissors or kitchen shears, cut along each side of the backbone from the neck to the tail. Lift out the backbone and set it aside for making chicken stock.
step 2
Arrange the shallots (1 pack), cut‑side down, around the chicken.
step 3
Rub the chicken with olive oil and salt, then roast for 45 minutes.
step 4
Meanwhile, mix the double cream (250 ml) with the mustard (1 tbsp), chopped tarragon (15 g), the parsley (25 g) and the white wine flavour pot (1).
step 5
After 45 minutes, pour the cream mixture around the chicken. Return to the oven for a further 15 minutes, until the chicken is golden and cooked through and the sauce is starting to brown.
step 6
Remove from the oven and rest for 5-10 minutes before carving and spooning over the creamy tarragon sauce from the roasting tray.
step 6 Remove from the oven and rest for 5-10 minutes before carving and spooning over the creamy tarragon sauce from the roasting tray.

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