Roast chicken with onion sauce and couscous stuffing

Couscous is a fantastic alternative to breadcrumbs in stuffing and the ingredients in this one make a headily spiced roast

Roast chicken with onion sauce and couscous stuffing

SERVES

6

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

30

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

120

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 1 large chicken

  • Juice of ½ a lemon

  • 1½ tbsp olive oil

  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 1kg  onions, sliced

  • 4 tbsp sunflower oil

  • Pinch of saffron (powder or pistils)

  • ¼ tsp ginger

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 1 tbsp honey

  • 250g  packet couscous

  • 400ml  chicken stock (you can use 1 stock cube)

  • ½ tsp cinnamon

  • 4 tbsp sunflower oil

  • 100g  blanched almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped

  • 50g  pistachios, coarsely chopped

  • 50g  pine nuts, toasted

  • 50g  raisins soaked in water for 30 minutes

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