Spatchcock Chicken With Super Green Sauce - Recipe

Serves

Prep in

15 minutes

Cooks in

45 minutes (+ 10 minutes resting)

Roast chicken as a weeknight meal? Really? Yep! This spatchcock version with the most magically flavourful super sauce is super speedy, simple & utterly delicious!

Key Facts

Easy & Speedy
High Protein
Family Friendly
Fantastically Flavourful

Ingredients

For the sauce

1 ripe avocado
1/2 cup yoghurt of choice
1 tablespoon each jalapenos + capers in brine
Juice of a lime
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
Black pepper to taste

For the chicken

1 spatchcock chicken (we use Pipers Farm, Phoebe10 gives you a discount on all their products)
1 large onion
1 organic unwaxed lemon
4-5 sprigs rosemary
1 heaped teaspoon smoked paprika
1 heaped teaspoon dried oregano
Salt & pepper

Preparation

01

Preheat your oven to 200ºC.

02

Add all the sauce ingredients to a food processor & blend until smooth.

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03

Slice your lemon & onion, create a bed on the tray with the rosemary & lay your chicken flesh side down on top. Season the skin side with the paprika, oregano, salt & pepper.

04

Roast in the centre of the oven for 45-60 minutes (a 1.5kg chicken will take about 45 minutes) Take out of the oven, cover with parchment & a heavy towel & rest for 10 minutes.