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Garlic and honey butter roast chicken

Serves   4-6
Prep time: 20 mins + resting
Cooking time: 1 hour

You’ll be amazed at how easy this roast chicken and veggies comes together all in one non-stick roaster. Garlic and honey butter rubbed roast chicken served with paprika carrots, parsnips and onions. It’s one that everyone, including our tamariki, can enjoy. 

Garlic and honey butter roast chicken

Ingredients

Method

Ingredients

  • 40g unsalted butter, softened  
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced 
  • 2 Tbsp honey 
  • 1.5kg whole chicken 
  • 2 onions, cut into wedges 
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cut into sticks 
  • 2 parsnip, peeled and cut into sticks 
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika 

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C fan bake. In a small bowl combine butter, garlic and honey, salt and pepper.   
  2. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel, then place on a rack on top of a non-stick roaster. Rub the garlic and honey butter all over the chicken. Tie the legs with cooking string if desired. Pour one and a half cups of water into the roaster and roast for 30 minutes.  
  3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine onions, carrots, parsnip, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and a generous drizzle of olive oil. Toss to combine.  
  4. Once the chicken has roasted for 30 minutes, scatter the vegetables into the roaster. Return to the oven to cook for a further 30 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and the juices run clear. Cover with foil if browning too quickly. 
  5. Allow the chicken to rest for 10 minutes before carving. Serve the chicken with the roast vegetables.   

Top tip: Serve this roast dinner with roasted brussel sprouts and gravy for a marvellous meal.