Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Colin Fassnidge's Whole Roast Chicken Food Colin Fassnidge's Whole Roast Chicken Preparation time 30 minutes Cooking time 50 minutes + 10 minutes resting Serves 6-8 with famous chicken bread Colin Fassnidge's whole roast chicken with famous chicken bread recipe is a classic choice for your next Sunday dinner, even better when paired with a richer white wine like Chardonnay, Roussanne or Viognier. Ingredients 1 medium size whole free range chicken 1 potato, sliced 1 sourdough loaf, cut horizontal 20g butter, diced Olive oil, to drizzle 2 cloves garlic, sliced 1 red onion, peeled and sliced finely 1 bunch basil ½ bunch tarragon 2 sprigs rosemary, roughly chopped Juice of 1 lemon Recipe by Colin Fassnidge Photography by Jon Bader Method 1. Pre-heat oven to 200°C. 2. In a large bowl, marinate the chicken with rosemary, thyme and garlic. 3. Lay sliced potatoes on bottom of roasting tray, followed by the sourdough on top. Evenly distribute diced butter and drizzle with olive oil. Season the bread and scatter the onions and garlic on top. 4. Sprinkle the basil, tarragon and rosemary over the bread, then place the chicken on top and gently press it into the seasoned sourdough. 5. Drizzle chicken skin with olive oil and place in oven for 50 minutes, or until core temperature at bone is 65ºC–70ºC. 6. Once chicken is cooked, remove the chicken off bread to rest. Divide the base into your desired portions. Bread should be crispy on top and soft on the bottom. 7. Drizzle with lemon juice and serve with sides. Wine Match Chardonnay Roussanne Viognier Food Preparation time 30 minutes Cooking time 50 minutes + 10 minutes resting Serves 6-8 SHARE Shop Wine Match Swinging Bridge Mrs Payten Chardonnay 2022 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Trimboli Family Wines Two Cultures Chardonnay 2022 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Mountadam Vineyards Estate High Eden Chardonnay 2021 $35.70 in any 12 $37.80 in any 6 $42.00 each Price | options $35.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Marble Hill The Secret Chardonnay 2017 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart David Hook Viognier 2022 $29.75 in any 12 $31.50 in any 6 $35.00 each Price | options $29.75 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Parishes Chardonnay 2022 $18.70 in any 12 $19.80 in any 6 $22.00 each Price | options $18.70 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Winmark Icon 72 Chardonnay 2021 $75.65 in any 12 $80.10 in any 6 $89.00 each Price | options $75.65 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart De Bortoli Section A5 Chardonnay 2018 $44.20 in any 12 $46.80 in any 6 $52.00 each Price | options $44.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Classic Chardonnay Dozen Price $216.00 Save $104.00 Qty | case Add to cart Pioneer Road Ch Chardonnay 2022 $17.00 in any 12 $18.00 in any 6 $20.00 each Price | options $17.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Visit Our Wine Shop Discover more chicken recipes Food Anjum Anand's Mangalorean chicken curry Words by Anjum Anand on 16 Jul 2019 Food Christine Manfield’s Chettinad Black Pepper Chicken Fry Words by Christine Manfield on 12 Jun 2018 Food Lyndey Milan’s Family chicken pie