Need quick help... can I just? (baking a chicken)

[jessjgh1]

I thought TAO would give me a quick answer....

Can I just throw a cut up whole chicken in the oven, with some carrots onions and potatos and bake it?
Do I cover it, add any liquid?
Would it be on 350 for about an hour or higher temp??

I usually don't cook chicken this way, lol, and I have no idea how to search through a billion recipes for baked chicken to find a similar idea.

Jessica

[amma_mama]

If you have the skin on the chicken, then perhaps just a brush of liquid now and then (including its own juices, once that gets going) would be fine to make sure it does not dry out. If skinless, then I might toss it all in a bit of olive oil (which you could also do with the skin on for more flavor).

Bon appetit!

[Pinoikoi]

If you use a clay pot with a lid, yes. Otherwise, I would use a baking bag- I don't like dry chicken.

[ivymae]

You can also just tent it with foil, which I do mainly because otherwise the chicken spits and my stove smokes.

This is really similar to my recipe:
http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com/20...t-chicken.html

[Porcelain Interior]

I wouldn't cut it up. I'd butter/oil it and season it and bake it at 400 degrees until it's at temp. (Usually 1.5 hrs depending on size).

My chicken is never dry. Ever.

[HollyBearsMom]

roasting is the way to go. High heat will crisp the skin and not dry out the meat.

heat oven to 450

toss veggies in olive oil w/ salt, pepper, maybe some rosemary or thyme. Add some whole garlic cloves if you have them.

spread veggies on a jelly roll pan and place chicken pieces on top. Brush chicken with olive oil and sprinkle w/ S&P and more herbs.

Cook until veggies are tender, chicken is crisp and the juices run clear

Yum!

[annettemarie]

Moving to Nutrition and Good Eating

[jessjgh1]

Thanks for moving, and sorry. I had it in the oven when I posted with my dh on the way home, so I had really wanted a quick answer and forgot about the rules.

Anyways, it was bought split and had the skin on so I just basted it a few times.
It was pretty tender... the carrots needed a little more time (I had left them about 1-2"). I was nervous about not covering it, but it seemed to be fine.

I do like crisk skin but now I tend to not eat the skin, but I'll try a higher heat next time.

THANKS!!!

Jessica

[JessicaS]

You can cut it in half and stick it under the broiler.