Name: Green olive and lemon chicken
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 360 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 15 gram butter, softened; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 1/4 cup (30g) seeded green olives, chopped finely; 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 1/2 kilogram whole chicken; 2 unpeeled medium lemons (280g), quartered

Green olive and lemon chicken

Green olive and lemon makes for a tender and tasty roast chicken. You can use natural string to tie the legs in place of small steel skewers.

Ingredients

15 gram butter, softened

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind

3 clove garlic, crushed

1/4 cup (30g) seeded green olives, chopped finely

2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 1/2 kilogram whole chicken

2 unpeeled medium lemons (280g), quartered

Method

1.Combine butter, oil, rind, garlic, olives and parsley. Season to taste.

2.Rinse chicken under cold water. Pat dry, inside and out, with absorbent paper. Use fingers to make a pocket between the breasts and skin. Push half the butter mixture under skin. Rub remaining butter mixture all over chicken. Tuck wing tips under chicken, fill cavity with lemon, tie legs together with kitchen string. Trim skin around neck, secure neck flap to underside of chicken with small fine skewers.

3.Place chicken in 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low, 6 hours. Cut chicken into quarters to serve.

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