March 30, 2026

Tasty Roast Chicken

Serves:

Cooking Time:

< 90 min

Ingredients:

Chicken:
1 whole chicken
1 lemon(s)
use half cut into quarters
1 red onion(s)
use half cut into quarters
3 sprigs fresh rosemary

Cream cheese stuffing:
80 g LANCEWOOD® Medium Fat Plain Cream Cheese
5 ml garlic, crushed
15 ml fresh rosemary, chopped
400 g baby marrow(s), chopped
400 g baby potatoes
1 red onion(s)
quartered
45 ml oil
salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method

Chicken:

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Place the chicken in a roasting dish. Stuff the chicken with the lemon, red onion and rosemary and leave aside to make the stuffing.

Cream cheese stuffing:

Place the cream cheese, garlic and rosemary in a bowl and combine well.
Using your fingers, separate the chicken’s skin from the breast and push the cream cheese stuffing between the breast meat and skin.
Add the baby marrow, baby potatoes and red onion to the roasting pan and pour over the olive oil.
Season well and roast for 60 – 90 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and golden brown.