[Jojo F.]

What are yours? I'm kinda stuck in a roast chicken rut & need ideas, thanks!!

 

[Magelet]

I'm not really sure what you mean.... but I rinse my chicken, pat it dry, cover it in a fairly thick layer of butter, squeeze an orange over it it, and stick half the orange in the cavity, and roast, breast up. (so that it gets crispy skinned)

 

[tinuviel_k]

The best roast chicken recipe EVER! http://californiatable.blogspot.com/...1_archive.html

 

[kjbrown92]

We slather ours with olive oil. Liberally sprinkle sea salt, pepper, and oregano on it. And roast it. And make gravy with the drippings. I used to be more adventurous but with food intolerances, we've simplified things.

 

[Kim Allen]

uhh I Just quarter red potatoes or new potatoes and chop an onion and lay those on the bottom of my roasting pan and I season the chicken with butter and lemon pepper and when it roast all the drippings season the potatoes. Yum very good. matter of fact sounds like this will be dinner tonite.

 

[Chinese Pistache]

My dh makes a great rub with paprika, salt and pepper, brown sugar and some italian herbs.

I usually roast chicken with lemon and herbs. I also roast it skin side down for most of the time and then flipped it and broil the skin so it's crispy. The breasts stay really moist.

 

[Jojo F.]

Thanks mamas

I know it seems silly to be asking about roasting a chicken but, it's nice to hear what others usually do. Sometimes I get so bored with my "usuals", kwim?

 

[Princess ConsuelaB]

I make tarragon roast chicken from time to time, it's our favorite. Sprinkle the chicken with sea salt and pepper, stuff the cavity with several spoons of dried tarragon, or about 1/3 cup fresh. Roast at 450 degrees until done. While the chicken "rests" I make the tarragon sauce- place a couple of spoonfuls of the pan drippings into a saucepan over medium-high heat and pour in about a half cup of white wine(you could also use broth), cook until it's reduced to 1/4 cup then pour in 1/2 cup of heavy cream, cook four more minutes and stir in a generous amount of tarragon. This is unbelievably delicious pour over the chicken.

For my "everyday" roast chicken I stuff the cavity with a quartered onion and a few spoonfuls each of cinnamon and coriander. Rub the outside with olive oil and sprinkle liberally with salt, pepper and coriander before roasting.

 

[tinyblackdot]

i put olive oil on it, with salt and pepper (inside and out)
then i stuff it with garlic and onions
then i put instant brown rice in the roasting pan, with chicen broth, potatoes, carrots, and more carrots and garlic.

Cover and roast! Thats it! It is DELICIOUS!

 

[FrannieP]

Rosemary Chicken
Rub chicken w/ olive oil and about 2 TBS coarse sea salt.
Stuff inside with 4 - 5 long sprigs of fresh rosemary.
Crush 6-7 cloves of garlic (just peel & smash a bit w/ side of knife)
push the crushed garlic cloves up under the skin of the chicken - between the skin & meat.
Roast as usual - uncover at the end to let the skin turn golden brown.

The drippings make the BEST gravy. YUM!!!

 

[GAjenn]

rinse it, season it with salt, pepper, garlic salt, celery salt...whatever
put it in the slow cooker and leave it alone for about 6 hours
This way I can start dinner when I am not stressed about DD and it is a good time for me. I guess that is not really roast chicken, but it works for me.

 

[Ellp]

We do ours with butter and lemons. Its fabulously easy and DELISH!

Put a couple of pats of butter between the skin and the actual chicken breast. Drizzle a little oil on the skin all over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper inside and out. Cut up a lemon or two and stuff the cavity with it. You can add some garlic if you feel fancy.

Roast. The lemon flavour permeates the chicken and really cuts down the greasy-ness taste.

 

[crl]

I've been doing minced garlic, salt and pepper for the rub. (I used to do dried thyme, salt and pepper--that's good too.) I smear olive oil on the chicken. I also cut up onion, potato and sweet potato (carrots too if I have any) and put them in the bottom of the roasting pan with a little olive oil.