SUNDAY ROAST CHICKEN DINNER
By
Sharon Walker
@MizMoose
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In Grandma's House, Sunday dinner meant Roast Chicken. She'd put it in the oven and slow roast it before church and by the time we got home, dinner was ready to eat!
Rating:
★★★★★ 2 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
4-6 depending on size of chicken
Prep:
30 Min
Cook:
3 Hr
Ingredients
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1whole chicken, washed and dried
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4-6 mediumred-skinned potatoes
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4-6 largecarrots, peeled
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1 stickbutter, melted
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·salt and seasoned pepper to taste
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·smokey paprika
How to Make SUNDAY ROAST CHICKEN DINNER
- Preheat oven to 325 °
HINT: I roast in Cast Iron in my Dutch Oven, Kettle or Chicken Fryer because it the even heat cooks so well, and because it imparts an amazing flavor to foods. - Do not cut up chicken...leave it whole! Wash inside and out of chicken, remove any remaining feathers, then pat dry with paper towel
- Season chicken well with salt and seasoned pepper, inside and out. Place breast side up on trivet in Dutch oven. Sprinkle with Sprinkle liberally with Smokey Paprika.
- Surround chicken with vegetables. Drizzle with melted butter. Season with salt and seasoned pepper. Do NOT add liquid! Place lid on Dutch Oven.
- Just before leaving for church, place Dutch oven in oven . WHen you return, check chicken for doneness- legs will come away easily from the sockets when done and juices will be clear.
Allow to stand 15 minutes in covered Dutch Oven before carving. - After sitting for 15 minutes, remove bird and veggies to platter. Return pot with juices to stovetop. (Juices will be highly concentrated) Thicken with flour or cornstarch and bring to a rolling boil. ( Gravy will not reach its full thickness until it boils. ) If too thick, thin with chicken broth.
