Perfect Roast Chicken

  4.0 – 3 reviews  • Poultry
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 20 min
Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 15 min
Cook: 50 min
Yield: 1 roast chicken, 3 to 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 3 carrots, peeled and cut into thirds
  2. 3 ribs celery, peeled and cut into thirds
  3. 3 onions, peeled and cut into quarters
  4. 1 (3 1/2 to 4 pound) chicken, rinsed and patted dry
  5. 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
  6. 2 teaspoons cracked white pepper
  7. 1 lemon, halved
  8. 2 fresh bay leaves
  9. 6 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  10. 4 sprigs rosemary, roughly chopped, plus 1 tablespoon for gravy
  11. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  12. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  13. 1 cup chicken stock
  14. 2 tablespoons roasted garlic
  15. 1 cup dry white wine

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
  2. In a 9 by 13-inch roasting pan, add the carrots, celery and onions. Season the chicken both inside and out with the kosher salt and white pepper. Squeeze the lemon halves over the chicken and place the rinds inside the cavity. Place the bay leaves inside the cavity. In a small bowl, combine the garlic, rosemary, olive oil and butter. Rub the chicken both inside and out with the garlic rosemary blend and place in the roasting pan.
  3. Place the pan in the oven and roast the chicken for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the juices run clear. To test this, insert a thermometer in the thickest part of a leg. It should register at 160 degrees internal temperature. Remove the chicken from the oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes before carving.
  4. Pour off excess fat from pan and return to heat. Whisk in chicken stock, roasted garlic, white wine and chopped rosemary, scraping up the bits on the bottom of pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Reduce gravy by half, until thickened.
  5. Serve chicken with gravy on the side.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 892
Total Fat 57 g
Saturated Fat 17 g
Carbohydrates 24 g
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Sugar 9 g
Protein 58 g
Cholesterol 234 mg
Sodium 1762 mg

Reviews

Brian Pena
As advertised…Perfect!
Logan Erickson
This is the perfect roasted  chichen  recipe! Great flavor, moist- not complicated – just perfect!
Jennifer Carter
Excellent

 

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