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Whole chicken cooked in a roasting tray with harissa, peppers and mint

Harissa spatchcock chicken traybake

With sweet peppers & fresh mint

Whole chicken cooked in a roasting tray with harissa, peppers and mint

59 mins (Prep 9 minutes | Cook 50 minutes)

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

With the prep taking less than 10 minutes, this recipe is all about letting the oven do the hard work for you. We’re talking maximum flavour, minimum effort. You’re going to love it.


nutrition per serving

297

Calories


11.4g

Fat


2.7g

Saturates


12.2g

Sugars


0.9g

Salt


35g

Protein


13.9g

Carbs


5.8g

Fibre


of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food

5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food

By Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

4 mixed-colour peppers

2 red onions

1 x 1.2kg whole chicken

4 heaped teaspoons rose harissa

4 sprigs of fresh mint

Top Tip

Harissa could be swapped out for curry paste or pesto, anything with a lot of flavour that you can rub all over the bird.

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
  2. Deseed the peppers and tear into big chunks, peel and quarter the onions and break apart into petals, then place it all in a 30cm x 40cm roasting tray.
  3. Use a large sharp knife to carefully cut down the back of the chicken, so you can open it out flat, then score the legs. Add to the tray with the harissa, and a little sea salt, black pepper and red wine vinegar. Toss well, making sure you get into all the nooks and crannies of the chicken.
  4. Sit the chicken flat on top of the veg, skin side up, and roast it all for 50 minutes, or until gnarly and cooked through. Pick over the mint leaves before dishing up.

  • I’ve used a whole chicken but if you’ve got pieces that’s no problem at all, just adjust the cooking time accordingly.
  • You could use regular onions, leeks or shallots if you don’t have red.
  • If you’re out of peppers, try courgettes, aubergines or tomatoes in their place, or a mixture.

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