Herb Struffed Chicken with Lemon Sauce
Preparation time 20 minutes, cooking time 2 hours
Serves 4

1 x 2 kilo/4 ½ lb whole chicken
200g/7oz cream cheese
1 tbsp chopped chives
1 tsp chopped rosemary
3 spring onions, finely chopped
salt and pepper
4 lemons
500ml/17floz white wine
Olive oil to drizzle
300ml/10floz double cream

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5/190C/375F. Starting at the neck, push your thumbs under the skin of the chicken to form a pocket. Mix together the cheese, chives, rosemary, spring onions and zest of two of the lemons and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the cheese under the skin of the chicken and smooth out evenly using your fingers. Cut two lemons in half and place in the chicken cavity. Season the chicken, place in a roasting tin and drizzle with olive oil.
Roast for 20 minutes and then add the wine to the tin. Cook the chicken for a further 1 ½ - 1 ¾ hours, basting regularly, until the juices of the chicken run clear, then remove from the oven.
Whilst the chicken is resting, pour the juices from the roasting pan into a saucepan and add the juice of the remaining two lemons. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, then add the cream and season with salt and pepper. Whisk over a gentle heat for a further minute to thicken. Serve the warm roast chicken with the lemon sauce and seasonal vegetables.