Peter's Whole Roasted Avocado Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 roasting chicken
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

UNDER SKIN STUFFING

• 2 avocados
• 1 lime, juice and zest of
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

COATING

• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180C/350°F.

2. 2

   Line a roasting pan with foil (makes for easier clean-up).

3. 3

   Rinse and pat dry the chicken. Sit the chicken in the pan and season with salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Cut the avocados in half, remove the stones and scoop out the flesh with a spoon into a bowl.

5. 5

   Roughly mash the avocado so that you still have some small chunks. Add the remaining stuffing ingredients, mix together and taste for seasoning.

6. 6

   Stuff the mixture between the skin and flesh as best you can all over the chicken. It's OK if some is sticking out.

7. 7

   Mix the ingredients for the coating and drizzle or brush the honey mixture all over the chicken skin.

8. 8

   Bake the chicken for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on its size, basting occasionally with any juices in the pan or with any leftover honey mixture.

9. 9

   Remove from oven when done and allow to rest 5-10 minutes before carving.