I'm tired of the same old, same old for dinner. Trying to break out of the rut, I bought a roasting chicken. While I could make the plain old recipe out of the Betty Crocker cookbook, I thought I'd ask you, knowledgeable ladies, for your tried and true recipes. Anyone care to share?
I slice up a granny smith apple and peel an onion and put them in the body.
I put olive oil on the skin with some sage or rosemary and bake.
Oh yeah, I also put some chicken broth in the bottom, put foil over it, and take it off for the last 30 minutes.
I've found that the best roasted chicken recipe is the simplest. This is my tried and true recipe. It always turns out perfectly.
C.'s Perfect "Oven Deep Fried" Chicken.
1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
2. Remove the giblet pack from the cavity and split the chicken down the backbone. Rinse and pat dry with paper towel, and spread the bird flat, skin side up, on a foil-lined rolled-edged baking sheet.
3. Sprinkle with your favorite seasoning salt. I use Lawry's. I do suggest actually using a bit of salt here even if you usually use a no-salt seasoning.
4. Roast 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C), and continue roasting 15 minutes. Baste chicken with pan drippings, reduce heat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C), and continue roasting 30 minutes, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Let stand 20 minutes before serving.
That's it. It's the best chicken. My family begs for it, and I often roast two at a time and use the second for leftovers, salads, and soup. :-) For about 20 minutes you'll think you're going to burn the house down. Don't worry, it's supposed to do that. :-)
I also use sage and rosemary, as well as a little fresh thyme if I have any. Sometimes you can get a mix of herbs at the grocery in the refrigerated section in the produce area. I also add crush garlic cloves. I chop everything and mix it with a spoon or 2 of olive oil, let it sit to get flavors mixed and then put it under the skin. Then I brush or pat a little olive oil on top and sprinkle some italian seasoning over the skin. My husband is picky about roast chicken and he likes it.
My go-to is to put a roaster on our electric rotisserie. I stuff a lemon, some garlic cloves, s&p and a handful of whatever fresh herbs I have into the cavity, rub the outside with a mix of s&p, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, thyme and anything else I'm in the mood for, truss it up and let it go.
If I don't feel like doing the rotisserie, I do a beer can chicken in the oven. You can just tripod the chicken (rub with your favorite spices) on the can of beer and legs if you don't have a beer can chicken tripod. I usually stuff some herbs into the can and fill the neck down with some garlic and seal it off with half a lemon or a wedge of onion or potato. It cooks quickly and the meat is juicy while the skin is crispy - perfection!
mix together salt, pepper, sage and rosemary in a bowl. gently pull the skin away from the breast, try not to tear it. using your hands, shove the herb mixture directly onto the breasts, under the skin and replace the skin. then brush the chicken with butter and lemon. i also like to cut the lemon in half and roast it inside the cavity with the chicken. baste every half hour or so, just like you would with a turkey.
the bake time will depend on the weight of the bird. you can google it to determine how long to bake it, try baking time for bone in whole roaster chicken. don't forget to tuck the wings under so they don't scorce in the oven.
i'll be there by 6:30. :-) JK of course. Bon Appetit!! i hope i spelled that right. S.
Google "Rosemary, lemon and garlic chicken Real Simple" for the BEST roasted chicken recipe. My whole family loves it and it is so easy.
Rosie P - I'd always heard that chicken is a little hard to cook in a crockpot because it's not fatty enough (or something like that which is why it dries out).
Seriously, that recipe above is SO good. I think I'll have to make it this week now!
Lol I made one yesterday in the crockpot I spent over 8 dollars for one and honestly it was horrible, not sure why but dry and tasteless others have told me crockpot pot made it moist and tasty, not mine. . I'll just go Costco for $5-6 and buy one lol I'm sure tho they inject it with sugar or something to make it so tasty.
When I roast a chicken I rub it inside and out with salt, pepper and plenty of butter. I stuff the inside with halved lemons and some fresh herbs, usually rosemary, thyme and/or parsley, and tie the legs together with baking twine. I baste it while it cooks, with extra melted butter, and it's own juices.
When I make roast chicken for my family I butter it inside and out, then use onion powder and garlic salt all over it. I stuff it with an apple or some celery too. They love it :)
