Name: Sausage and pesto stuffed chicken with roast tomatoes and courgettes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Cooking Method
Ingredients: 1 chicken large, whole; 2 sausages pork bangers; 350 ml breadcrumbs white; onion half, finely chopped; 30 ml pesto basil or rocket; 1 eggs large, lightly beaten; 5 ml lemon zest only; 125 ml stock chicken; 50 ml wine dry white or stock; 1 red onion cut into wedges; 1 courgettes halved lengthways; 4-6 tomatoes quartered; couscous or pasta rice, to serve

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Ingredients (13)

1	chicken — large, whole
2	sausages — pork bangers
350 ml	breadcrumbs — white
	onion — half, finely chopped
30 ml	pesto — basil or rocket
1	eggs — large, lightly beaten
5 ml	lemon — zest only
125 ml	stock — chicken
50 ml	wine — dry white or stock
1	red onion — cut into wedges
1	courgettes — halved lengthways
4-6	tomatoes — quartered
	couscous — or pasta rice, to serve

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Method:

Squeeze the sausage meat out of the casings and into a bowl. Add the breadcrumbs, onion, pesto, egg, lemon zest and 25ml of the chicken stock. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

If the mixture is too dry, add a little more stock. Spoon the stuffing into the chicken cavity. Secure closed using toothpicks. Tuck the wings under the chicken and tie the legs together using string. Put the chicken onto a rack that has been placed into a roasting tin. Brush the chicken with sunflower oil and sprinkle with coarse salt. Pour the remaining stock and wine into the roasting tin and roast in the oven for 30 minutes.

Remove the roasting tin from the oven. Baste the chicken with the cooking liquid and add the onion, courgettes and tomatoes to the tin. Return to the oven and roast for a further 45 minutes. Remove the roasting tin from the oven and set aside for 15 minutes before carving. Serve with couscous or pasta rice.

Text and image: Ideas magazine

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