Recipe of the Week!

This week's recipe will be a family favorite that is sure to please! This is an easy dinner recipe and it is absolutely delicious. Now, this is my own version of the Perfect Roast Chicken by Ina Garten of The Barefoot Contessa



Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
Salt
Ground Pepper
3 tablespoon of dried Thyme
1 whole Lemon, halved
5-6 cloves, crushed
2 sticks of butter, melted
3 big potatoes, quarters
3 teaspoons of dried Rosemary

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. 
3. Rub the chicken with salt pepper all over. 
4. Stuff the cavity with the lemon halves, crushed garlic and thyme. (You can also add garlic under the skin.)
5. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. 
6. Tie the legs together with kitchen string, so the lemon and garlic with stay inside the chicken. 
7. Toss the potatoes with rosemary and melted butter.
8. Place the chicken into the pyrex and spread the potatoes around the chicken.
9. Drizzle the left over butter and roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours or until the skin in golden and juices run clear.
10. Let it rest before carving and ENJOY! ☺

 

You can find the original recipe here: The Perfect Roast Chicken -- The Barefoot Contessa