Roast chicken with celeriac chips and garlicky greens

Name: Roast chicken with celeriac chips and garlicky greens
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5kg whole chicken; 1 lemon; 1kg large (or 2 small) celeriac, peeled and sliced into fries; 1 cal cooking spray*

Chicken and chips gets a deliciously different Food Optimising SP twist! This recipe serves six (or it can serve four and help to make a delicious salad for two the next day – see tip!)

If you have two portions of this left over, cool, cover and chill until the next day. To make a Free chicken and bulgur wheat salad, cook 70g dried bulgur wheat according to the pack instructions. Shred the chicken, and chop the chips and greens. Toss everything together with the remaining dressing and ½ small bag chopped fresh parsley. Divide between 2 plates to serve.

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This recipe will take you 1 hour 35 minutes

Serves 6

1.5kg whole chicken
1 lemon
1kg large (or 2 small) celeriac, peeled and sliced into fries
1 cal cooking spray*

For the dressing:

Small bag fresh tarragon, finely chopped
4-6 shallots, finely chopped
2 level tsp Dijon mustard
Juice of 2 lemons, plus the unwaxed zest of 1

For the greens:

1 large garlic clove, finely sliced
250g cavolo nero, shredded
*Search ‘cook’s tips’ in our member features section for need-to-know info on this ingredient.

each serving contains

KCal
314
Carbs
6.5g
Fibre
9.1g
Protein
40g
Fat
12g
Saturates
3g
Sugars
5g
Salt
0.81g

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