Monday 30 June 2014

Globe-cooking recipe : Rosemary-stuffed chicken with roasted Mediterranean veg (France)


Yesterday, for the first Sunday in ages, the weather was forecast as wet and windy so our semi-traditional summer Sunday lunchtime barbecue was off the menu. We opted for a roast chicken, but rather than going for the usual roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, I decided to go for a lighter, Mediterranean-inspired version, using some of the rosemary that is happily growing in a pot on the patio. This nicely ties in with the French-theme for today's World Cup Challenge post - hopefully it might bring Les Bleus some extra luck for tonight's game !

Rosemary-stuffed chicken with roasted Mediterranean veg 

1 free-range chicken
3 tomatoes
5 mushrooms
2 red peppers
1 leek
2 onions
several sprigs of fresh rosemary
freshly ground black pepper and sea salt
olive oil



Chop the vegetables into large chunks and put them in a large roasting tray. This is what I had in the fridge that needed using up but you could also add aubergines, courgettes, baby potatoes, olives, or whatever else takes your fancy.


Push sprigs of rosemary into the cavity of the chicken and lay one under each leg. Throw a couple more on top of the vegetables.


Place the chicken on top of the vegetables. Drizzle with olive oil and grind black pepper and sea salt over the top.


Put in the oven at 180° for 1 hour until the juices run clear. Serve with rice and/or salad.

I added some gravy granules to the juices from the roasting tin which created a beautiful rosemary-infused gravy. We also used the leftover carcass, gravy and rosemary sprigs to make a lovely chicken soup for the evening meal. It made a lovely change to the classic Sunday roast.



I'm joining in with the World Cup recipe challenge over on the Cooking Around The World blog





Other blogposts you may be interested in :

Globe-cooking recipe : Bourek (Algeria)

6 comments:

  1. Mmm, looks lovely! A good alternative to holidaying in France :-)

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  2. Oh, I love it with that rosemary flavours.

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  3. Love rosemary! I bet the chicken was scrummy! Invite me over for dinner. :)

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    1. Whenever you can make it, you're more than welcome ! :)

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  4. Your French just make it sound so easy. Love the veg you used. I usually go with potato/carrot/onion, but the next time I using what you did. It sounds delish.

    Madonna
    MakeMineLemon

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