Eating My Way Through the Holidays! Yuletide Favs: Whole Roasted Chicken! Go nontraditional this Christmas. Scale things back a bit for an intimate dinner for two. By choosing a free-range whole chicken for roasting, you still afford classic results in each juicy bite. Prepare this succulent bird in half the time. Then go crazy with your favorite sides.
WHOLE ROASTED CHICKEN
Ingredients:
3-pound chicken, whole
3 fresh rosemary sprigs
3 tablespoon butter, sliced
1 tablespoon Herbs de Provence
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper
5 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350Β°. Place chicken in a shallow roasting pan. Season cavity with sliced butter. Insert rosemary sprigs. Generously sprinkle outside of bird with Herbs de Provence, onion powder, celery seed, sea salt, and black pepper. Brush skin with melted butter. Bake uncovered 1 1/2 hours. Skin will be golden and internal temperature should read 180Β°. Juices should run clear. Remove from heat. Baste with drippings. Cover. Let rest 20 minutes to allow juices to absorb before serving.
what a wonderful picture π
My favorite meal
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I agree. You really canβt go wrong, you know. Blessings! π
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Mmmmm, I can smell it roasting from here! I might just cook some yard bird for Christmas, there will just be three of us. π
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Perfect choice, in my opinion. πΏππ±
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That looks delicious, thanks for sharing the recipe!
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Always! Please drop by again. π
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I love chicken! This recipe sounds amazing!!
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What a nice thing to say. Iβm glad you like it, Erika π
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I will let you know Gail π
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The chicken looks so tender and juicy..yummm
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It was! πΏπ±π
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I have tried two or three different recipes for roast chicken over the years and haven’t been completely satisfied with any of them, mainly because they seemed like too much work and fuss for a roasted chicken. This one sounds more like my kind of bird. I’ll try it for sure.
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Iβm delighted to hear this, Janet. I have used this recipe since I left home at the age of 18. Good luck. π
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If you could cook it successfully at 18, I should be OK at 75!
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Hahaha. Now thereβs a testimony! π
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