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Ina’ Perfect Roast Chicken

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Yep, it’s chicken and yep it’s perfect. Every time I make this I think “I should make this more often.”

 

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Ina’ Perfect Roast Chicken

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Ingredients

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  • 1 5 to 6 lb. roasting chicken
  • Kosher Salt
  • Pepper from the mill
  • 1 large bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise
  • 2 T butter, melted
  • 1 Spanish onion, sliced – I used a red onion
  • 5 or 6 Small new potatoes
  • 4 Baby turnips
  • 3 Carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  2. Remove chicken giblets, rinse chicken inside and out
  3. Remove any excess fat and pat outside dry
  4. Place the chicken in a roasting pan and salt and pepper the inside
  5. Stuff it with thyme, lemon and garlic
  6. Brush the outside with butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper
  7. Scatter the onions slices around the chicken
  8. I added a few new potatoes, carrots and some peeled baby turnips also
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  10. Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours or until internal temperature is 165

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Ina makes gravy from the pan drippings with a little additional chicken stock, but I don’t. I usually add some vegetables to the roasting pan and they are so good just served with the glaze they pick up from the pan drippings that I usually skip the gravy.

A slice of bread and some sliced tomatoes with a creamy dressing and a nice crisp glass of Sauvignon Blanc make a great Sunday dinner.

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  1. Arkansas Patti says

    October 3, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    That is one of my favorite meals also. Being just me, I can make that last almost a week. By the last day, it isn’t quite so favorite.

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  2. Alyce Morgan says

    October 4, 2014 at 3:49 am

    I love it, too, though I —NO MATTER WHAT — have a hard time getting that chicken done all the way through. The late tomatoes are a perfect addition; I’ve got some in my window now ripening since the nights have gotten so cold. I hope you a good chicken sandwich for lunch this weekend.

    ★★★★

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  3. Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says

    October 5, 2014 at 8:14 am

    I needed a little comfort food after reading your last post 🙂 (not complaining at all) Hugs RMW

    ★★★★★

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  4. Phyllis Ryan says

    October 5, 2014 at 8:47 am

    Finally got the heating element replaced in my oven and then I see this. Temping. Very tempting.

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