Country Roasted Chicken

  Chicken & Turkey

This Dutch oven roast chicken recipe gets wonderful flavor from the celery, onion and parsley tucked inside. This is my family's favorite way to make roast chicken. When my daughter was away at school, she even called home to ask me for the recipe so she could make it herself.

Country Roasted Chicken

Average Rating: 4.75

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 65 min. + standing
YIELD: 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 pounds)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 large onion, cut into eighths
  • 2 celery ribs with leaves, cut into 4-inch pieces
  • 4 fresh parsley sprigs
  • 8 small red potatoes
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375آ°. Sprinkle inside of chicken with thyme and 1 teaspoon salt. Stuff chicken with onion, celery and parsley sprigs. Place in a greased Dutch oven.
  • 2. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon salt over chicken. Add potatoes and broth to pan. Bake, uncovered 25 minutes longer.
  • 3. Increase oven temperature to 400آ°. Bake, uncovered, until potatoes are tender and a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170آ°-175آ°, 10-15 minutes. Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. If desired, sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 525 calories, 25g fat (7g saturated fat), 157mg cholesterol, 1399mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 3g fiber), 52g protein.

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