Roast Chicken With Young Potatoes Carrots Food

ROAST CHICKEN WITH POTATOES & CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7.
• Scrub, trim and halve the carrots lengthways.
• Scrub, peel and halve the potatoes, quartering any larger ones. Add to a large roasting tray.
• Break the garlic bulb into cloves, leaving them unpeeled, then lightly crush with the flat side of a knife. Pick the rosemary leaves, discarding the stalks. Add the garlic and rosemary leaves to the tray.
• Drizzle with oil, season with sea salt and black pepper, then toss well and spread out in an even layer.
• Rub the chicken all over with a pinch of salt and pepper and a drizzle of oil. Stuff the chicken cavity with the whole lemon and the thyme sprigs. Place the chicken in the tray, on top of the vegetables.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6, then add the chicken and roast for 45 minutes.
• Carefully remove the tray from the oven, use tongs to turn the vegetables over, then spoon any juices from the tray over the chicken.
• Return the tray to the oven for a further 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. To check, pierce a chicken thigh with the tip of a sharp knife - if the juices run clear, it's done. Otherwise return the tray to the oven, cook for a little while longer and repeat the test.
• Once cooked, transfer the chicken to a board and return the vegetables to the oven for a final 5 minutes to crisp up, if needed.
• Cover the chicken with a layer of tin foil and a tea towel, then leave to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Using a sharp carving knife, carve up the chicken, then serve with the roasted veg. Delicious with a green salad on the side.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place chicken on a large plate and season generously with salt and pepper; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, toss carrots, shallots, potatoes, and lemon with 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a large roasting pan, with shallots in center and carrots, potatoes, and lemon toward edges.
• Rub chicken with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, tie legs with twine, and nestle in center. Roast, flipping vegetables around edges once, until chicken is golden and a thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast (avoiding bone) registers 160 degrees, 55 to 60 minutes. Transfer chicken and lemon halves to a carving board and tent loosely with foil. Flip vegetables; return to oven and roast until caramelized and tender, 15 to 20 minutes more. Carve chicken and transfer to a platter or return to roasting pan. Sprinkle with parsley, squeeze lemon over top, and serve with vegetables.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH YOUNG POTATOES & CARROTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450F. Grease heavy large rimmed baking sheet. Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Starting at edge of cavity, slide finger, under skin over each breast half, making pockets. Place 1 sprig tarragon and 1 sprig thyme in each pocket. Sprinkle chicken with 1 1/2 tsp. each minced tarragon and thyme; season with 3/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Place remaining 2 sprigs tarragon and 2 sprigs thyme in cavity. Place chicken on baking sheet. Roast 30 minutes
• 2. Meanwhile, in large bowl, toss potatoes and carrots with oil, 2 tsp. each minced tarragon and thyme and remaining salt and pepper. After chicken has roasted 30 minutes, remove from oven. Tilt pan and spoon off most of fat. Arrange chicken in center of pan; spoon vegetables around bird; turning potatoes cut side down.
• 3. Return pan to oven. Roast until chicken juices run clear when meat is pierced with fork, 30-40 minutes longer. Transfer chicken and vegetables to platter to rest. Pour pan juices into pot; skim fat.
• 4. Add broth to baking sheet; set over medium heat. Bring to boil; stirring up any browned bits; pour into pot. Boil until reduced slightly, about 5 minutes; add any juices from chicken platter. Mix remaining tarragon and thyme into sauce. Serve with chicken and vegetables.

OVEN-ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CARROTS AND RED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Wash chicken breasts and pat dry. Separate the skin from the meat to create a pocket on each breast.
• Combine garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and rosemary leaves in a small bowl; stir to combine. Rub about 1/6 of olive oil mixture under the skin of each breast and rub another 1/6 on the outside of the skin. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper if you wish.
• Arrange carrots, potatoes, and onion in the bottom of a roasting pan or casserole dish and season with salt and pepper. Place chicken, skin-side up, on top of the vegetables.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cover with aluminum foil. Lower the temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and cook until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

LEMON ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CARROTS AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove giblets from cavity of chicken. Wash chicken thoroughly in cold water, both inside and out. Remove any loose bits of fat. Pat dry thoroughly with paper towels. Sprinkle a generous amount of salt and black pepper on the chicken, rubbing it with your fingers over all its body and into its cavity.
• Wash the lemons in cold water and dry them with a towel. Soften each lemon by placing it on a counter and rolling it back and forth as you put firm downward pressure on it with the palm of your hand. Puncture the lemons in at least 20 places each, using a sturdy round toothpick, a trussing needle, a sharp-pointed fork, or similar implement.
• Place both lemons in the bird's cavity. Close up the opening with toothpicks or with trussing needle and string; do not seal it completely airtight, or the bird may explode. Run kitchen string from one leg to the other, tying it at both knuckle ends. Leave the legs in their natural position without pulling them tight. If the skin is unbroken, the chicken will puff up as it cooks, and the string serves only to keep the thighs from spreading apart and splitting the skin.
• Put the chicken into a roasting pan, breast facing down. Arrange the carrots and potatoes around it. Place the pan in the upper third of the preheated oven. After 30 minutes, stir the carrots and potatoes and turn the chicken over to have the breast face up. When turning it, try not to puncture the skin. If kept intact, the chicken will swell like a balloon, which makes for an arresting presentation at the table later. Do not worry too much about it, however, because even if it fails to swell, the flavor will not be affected.
• Cook for 30 to 35 minutes more, then turn the oven up to 400°F Stir the potatoes and carrots again, ensuring they are covered with the chicken juice, and cook for 20 minutes more. (Total cooking time should be 20 to 25 minutes per pound.).
• Whether your bird has puffed up or not, bring it to the table whole and leave the lemons inside until it is carved and opened. The juices that run out are perfectly delicious. Be sure to spoon them over the chicken slices. The lemons will have shriveled up, but they still contain some juice; if you squeeze them, they may squirt.

HEAVENLY HOME-STYLE ROASTED WHOLE CHICKEN AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400.
• Unwrap chicken, remove giblets (if needed), wash, and pat semi-dry.
• Spread 1 tbs butter on the bottom of shallow roasting pan.
• Place whole chicken in roasting pan, breast side up.
• Sprinkle liberally with salt.
• Spread remaining butter all over chicken.
• Sprinkle with black pepper, lemon pepper, and paparika to taste. Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Add potatoes to pan, surrounding the chicken.
• Spinkle potatoes with salt, pepper, and small amount of rosemary.
• Drizzle potatoes with olive oil.
• Place pan in oven and bake chicken and potatoes for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Toss potatoes to turn.
• Add 1 cup water to the pan.
• Add chopped carrots and onion to pan.
• Sprinkle minced garlic over veggies and chicken.
• Drizzle carrots and onion with olive oil.
• Place pan back in oven.
• Bake for an additional 45 mins until chicken is brown and crispy, and potatoes are nicely roasted.
• Remove from oven, allowing chicken to cool.
• Carve chicken and serve with veggies (drizzle with gravy from the pan, if you like).
• NOTE: If whole chicken is over 3.5 pounds, add 8-10 mins per pound to cooking time.