French onion-stuffed roast chicken with crispy potatoes

Ingredients

• Roast chicken
• 50 gram butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves, plus sprigs to serve
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1.8 kilogram whole chicken, patted dry
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, thickly sliced*
• 1 kilogram kipfler potatoes, rinsed, halved
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• steamed baby carrots, green beans, parmesan crisps (see recipe tip) to serve
• French onion stuffing
• 25 gram butter
• 2 large onions, thinly sliced*
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs