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Roast Chicken with Lentils, Spinach, Wild Mushrooms, and Roasted Garlic
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Roast Chicken with Lentils, Spinach, Wild Mushrooms, and Roasted Garlic
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Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2
Lube the chicken with olive oil and a swig of vinegar.
3
Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
4
Rub the chicken all over with the seasoning.
5
Place the whole bulb of garlic and tarragon stalk inside the chicken.
6
Put the chicken in the oven.
7
After about an hour, remove the chicken from the oven and drain its juices.
8
Lay smoked streaky bacon over the chicken breast.
9
Season the mixed mushrooms.
10
Place the mushrooms at the bottom of the oven.
11
Place the nearly cooked chicken directly onto the oven bars above the mushrooms.
12
Roast for the last 20 minutes.
13
Remove the chicken and mushrooms from the oven and plate them.
14
In the same tray, add some olive oil and spinach.
15
Drain most of the water from canned green lentils and bring them to a boil.
16
Add vinegar to the lentils and season to your liking.
17
Add crème fraîche to the lentils and let it melt without stirring.
18
Serve the lentils and spinach on a platter, letting the crème fraîche ripple naturally.
19
Slice a piece of the chicken breast and serve with the natural gravy from the mushrooms.
Ingredients
olive oil
vinegar
salt
pepper
1 bulb whole bulb of garlic
tarragon
chicken
smoked streaky bacon
650 g mixed mushrooms
bag or two spinach
green lentils
crème fraîche
Equipment
oven
roasting tray
platter
Tips
Use the tarragon stalk inside the chicken for flavor.
Baste the chicken with bacon fat and drippings.
Place mushrooms at the bottom of the oven and chicken directly on the bars for optimal flavor transfer.
Let crème fraîche melt naturally on the lentils without stirring.
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