My preferred whoopie pie recipe is that of my mother!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 50 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 small heads garlic, unpeeled
- ¼ cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 (.6 ounce) package dry Italian salad dressing mix (such as Good Seasons®)
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon ground paprika
- 1 (6 pound) roasting chicken
- 1 ½ pounds red new potatoes, halved
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut off and discard 1/2 inch from the top of each garlic head.
- Combine butter, Italian dressing mix, thyme, and paprika in a large bowl.
- Place chicken in a large roasting pan. Spread 1/2 of the butter mixture over the chicken skin.
- Add potatoes to the bowl with the remaining butter mixture; toss until coated. Place potatoes in the pan around chicken, then add garlic heads, with cut-sides up.
- Roast in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove from the oven, and let rest 10 minutes.
- While the chicken is resting, remove garlic from the pan. Allow it to cool slightly, then slip garlic cloves from the skins. Place 1/2 of the garlic in a bowl; stir in potatoes and transfer to a platter.
- Carve chicken and transfer to the platter.
- Skim and discard fat from pan drippings; transfer drippings to a bowl. Mash remaining garlic into the drippings. Serve with chicken and potatoes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 751 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Cholesterol | 214 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 64 g |
| Saturated Fat | 15 g |
| Sodium | 704 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 42 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very tasty and simple. The consensus was that the chicken was cooked perfectly, as were the potatoes and garlic but that overall the recipe could have used more salt/seasoning.