1912 STILTON® ROAST CHICKEN WITH BUTTER BEANS

This 1912 Stilton® Roast Chicken with Butter Beans is a comforting and hearty dish that brings together rich, savoury flavours in a simple yet impressive way. Tender, succulent organic chicken is roasted over a bed of sweet onions and celery, while butter beans and aromatic herbs soak up all the delicious juices. The dish is finished with a generous topping of crumbled 1912 Stilton® and rosemary, creating a creamy, indulgent layer that melts into the beans.
Ingredients
- Whole chicken, organic
- 3 tsbps Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 2 Cans of butterbeans, with the juice of 1 tin
- 1 Lemon, sliced
- 1 Chicken stock
- 3 tbsps Dried dill or fresh
- 1 1912 , crumbled
- 4 Sprigs of rosemary
- 3 Celery sticks, cut in half
- 1 Onion, sliced
Instructions
Step 1:
Preparing the Chicken for Roasting
In a roasting/baking tray lay the chopped onions and celery on the base. Add the chicken on top. Drizzle with olive oil all over and add a good amount of salt and pepper.
Step 2:
Pop into a preheated fan oven
Pop into a preheated fan oven 180c for 30 mins.
Time required: 30 minutes
Step 3:
Mix with the butterbeans
Take out the oven and add the butterbeans with the juice of one tin, 3 tbsps of dried dill, stock cube, sliced lemon dotted around the chicken, give a little mix and then pop back into the oven for 20 mins.
Time required: 20 minutes
Step 4:
Melt the cheese
Take out the oven and add the crumbled 1912 and sprigs of rosemary around the tray on top of the butterbean mix. Put back in the oven for 10 mins to get lovely melty cheese.
Time required: 10 minutes
Step 5:
Serve
Serve with a fresh salad or bread for mopping up all the juices.
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