Baked Chicken
From : Barefoot Contessa’s Cookbook
1 whole chicken
1 bunch fresh thyme
1 lemon
1 whole head clove of garlic
Salt/Pepper
3 T. melted butter
1. Place chicken in sink, rise with water and clean out insides of chicken (giblets) if any J
2. Stuff cavity of chicken
a. with ½ bunch of thyme
b. lemon sliced in half-add both halves,
c. take garlic head and slice off of top 1/3 -add to chicken cavity
d. sprinkle liberally inside with salt and pepper
3. Place stuffed chicken in 8x8 or small glass pan-legs up (if you have kitchen string, tie legs together, to keep moist)
4. Brush melted butter over entire chicken-yes, fat is good.
5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper
6. Place in preheated oven (425 degrees)
7. Cook for 1 ½ hours
8. ENJOY with bar b que sauce! (use leftover chicken for chimichangas, chicken salad, taco salad, bar b que sandwiches, curry chicken-which we like a lot, on pizza, use chicken bones to make homemade stock…)
5 comments:
We LOVE this chicken, friend!! And, I LOVE Barefoot Contessa and want to go to her house for one weekend and have her pamper me with all things terrible for the heart! :)
yarm. I think I may try this in the crockpot? A similar effect hopefully?
making this tonight in the oven and hoping for leftovers for chicken enchiladas! thanks for the idea!
this recipe rocks- we had fajitas last night from the leftovers. I am making this recipe for a morning sickness mother tonight and a new mom tomorrow- what family doesn't want to recieve a whole chicken?! I love that the presentation on this dish is banging and it is super simple to make. I sent my sister the recipe too, she's siked to try. thanks Gi!
still making this recipe and still loving it. thanks a mil!
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