Lemon roast chicken with chorizo stuffing

Name: Lemon roast chicken with chorizo stuffing
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Spanish
Ingredients: 4 onions 2 unpeeled and thickly sliced, 2 finely chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil plus extra for greasing; 3 tsp sweet smoked paprika; 4 lemon thyme sprigs; 1 ½kg whole chicken; 2 lemons zested and then halved; 100g chorizo diced; 120g cooking chorizo meat squeezed from the skins; 175g fresh white breadcrumbs; 100g soft dried apricots chopped; 4 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 large egg beaten; 250ml glass white wine; 400ml chicken stock; sauteed potatoes and steamed broccoli, to serve (optional)