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Roast chicken spaghetti

■ Serves 6 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 2 hrs

1 medium chicken (about 1.5kg), any kitchen string removed
1 lemon, halved
1 large shallot, halved
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve
6 medium carrots, trimmed and halved lengthways
1 chicken stock pot
300-400g spaghetti
200-300g long-stemmed broccoli, steamed

1 Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Stuff the chicken cavity with the lemon and shallot halves, and rub half the oil over the skin. Arrange the carrots in the middle of a flameproof roasting tin, and drizzle with the rest of the oil. Sit the chicken on top and season. Roast for 1 hr 30 mins until the chicken skin is crisp and the legs feels loose when you wiggle them. If the legs don’t feel loose, cook for 15 mins more until they do.

Lift the chicken onto a board, pour any liquid from inside it into the tin, and

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