An Excellent Roast Chicken
- 1 chicken roaster (I prefer free-range, which are smaller but also slightly more ethical)
- 2 tb of butter at room temperature
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 peppers halved
- 1 lemon rolled and forked to release juices
- 8 garlic cloves
- Kosher salt and ground pepper
- Preheat the oven at 425
- Wash the chicken roaster with water, and pat down with a towel
- Place slices of onion and peppers in the bottom of the pan.
- Smother the chicken with butter, put some bits of butter between the skin and the meat.
- Liberally sprinkle salt and pepper on the bird
- Put 4 cloves of garlic inside the cavity, then the lemon, then 4 more cloves of garlic.
- Place the chicken in the roasting pan, and cook for an hour and a half.
Chicken Salad with Almonds.
- 2 cups of leftover chicken chopped in 1-2 inch pieces
- 1 cup of mayo (you can do half a cup if you don't like alot of mayo)
- 1/2 cup of sliced almonds
- 1/3 cup of sharp cheddar cheese.
- Salt/Pepper
- Mix the chicken, mayo, and almonds.
- Place them in a microwave safe container
- Sprinkle the cheese on top, and salt/pepper
- Heat for 2 minutes (or 10 minutes in the oven at 300)
Pregnancy is so weird. First trimester all I wanted was fresh fruit, yogurt, Cheerios, and cream cheese.
ReplyDeleteA scant 2 Tablespoons of butter for your roaster? I learned from a Southern grandma, and her recipe calls for at least 1 stick. Some massaged into the skin with salt and pepper, whole pats inserted under the skin, and a buttload of butter into the cavity. When I cooked with her I remember gasping at the amount of butter that went into one meal. I scolded her, "Grandma!" But she just giggled, and said that's why it tasted so good. Amazingly she lived to 94.
Your chicken salad sounds really good. Sometimes I use plain or vanilla yogurt (again with the yogurt) instead of mayo. Vanilla probably wouldn't work with the cheddar...but it's good with craisens or fresh cherries. :)
I know, 2 tb, doesn't sound like much, but I promise it is. I cooked this recipe several dozen times, and it is full-proof. I tend to be light on butter, but in this recipe the lemon helps balance the juiciness.
ReplyDeleteNo yogurt for this chicken salad, it is too wonderful with the mayo--but i love mayo ;)
Barb, I love your ideas, keep them coming!
Okay, dumb me...I missed the part about your chicken salad going into the oven. So clearly yogurt a bad choice. What is it about hot mayo and cheddar that can turn anything immediately into a comfort food?
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