Peggis Oven Roasted Chicken Food

PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon, and all the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place the onions, carrots, and fennel in a roasting pan. Toss with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan and place the chicken on top.
• Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes. Slice the chicken onto a platter and serve it with the vegetables.

ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking tray with foil.
• Place the softened butter in a bowl with the lemon zest. Strip the leaves from 1 sprig of rosemary, finely chop and add along with some salt and pepper. Mix everything together.
• Lay the chicken on the foil-lined baking tray, breast-side up. Use your fingers to smear the butter mixture all over the chicken, under the skin and inside the cavity.
• Squeeze the juice of 1 of the lemons over the chicken, and then place the 4 lemon halves (if they fit!) inside the cavity of the chicken along with the 3 whole remaining sprigs of rosemary.
• Put the chicken in the oven and roast it until done, about 1 hour 15 minutes. The skin should be deep golden brown and the juices should be sizzling.

PEGGI'S OVEN ROASTED POTATO WEDGES

Steps:

• AT LEAST 1 1/2 HOURS BEFORE COOKING DO THIS: WASH POTATOES & LEAVE SKINS ON. QUARTER THEM LENGTHWISE. PLACE IN COLD WATER & POUR ABOUT 1/8 CUP SUGAR ON TOP OF THEM IN THE WATER, DO NOT DISTURB FOR 1-1 1/2 HOURS.
• DRAIN THE POTATOES & ALLOW TO DRY A FEW MINUTES WHILE YOU DO STEPS #3 & #4.
• PREHEAT OVEN TO 400°. I DO THIS IN MY COUNTERTOP OVEN.
• SPRAY THE FLAT PAN YOU ARE GOING TO USE WITH BUTTER SPRAY.
• LAY POTATOES ON PAN, SKIN SIDE DOWN ON PAN. SPRAY THE WHITE PART OF POTATOES & SPRINKLE WITH THE 3 SEASONINGS ABOVE. SPRAY AGAIN.
• NOW TURN WHITE SIDE DOWN TO PAN. SPRAY THE SKIN SIDE OF POTATO & PLACE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OVEN & BAKE FOR 20 MINUTES.
• AFTER 20 MINUTES, TURN THE OTHER WHITE SIDE DOWN ON PAN & BAKE FOR 10 MORE MINUTES. BOTH WHITE SIDES SHOULD BE BROWNED & POTATOES DONE.

OVEN ROASTED WHOLE LEMON-PEPPER CHICKEN AND VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Thoroughly wash chicken in cold water, especially cavity, pat dry.
• Using kitchen shears, remove backbone and ribs to "butterfly" chicken.
• Gently separate, but do not remove, skin over chicken breast, legs and thighs.
• Wash and cut potatoes (skin on), carrots, and onion into coarse cubes.
• Spray a 13 by 9 inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
• Spread vegetables in bottom of dish, drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt and 1/2 teaspoons coarse ground black pepper.
• Place chicken on top of vegetables.
• Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1 teaspoons lemon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt with a whisk.
• Gently lift chicken skin and drizzle olive oil and lemon juice mixture under the skin.
• Pour any remaining oil mixture over skin.
• Tent dish with aluminum foil. Place in preheated oven for 40 minutes, remove foil, and roast for 30-45 minutes longer, until chicken juices run clear.