I made this for dinner last night. After years of hearing about the Barefoot Contessa’s “Perfect Roast Chicken” recipe, I decided to make it. And it turns out, it’s pretty spectacular. You have the choice of roasting veggies in with the chicken and I chose new potatoes, one chopped up carrot that I had in the fridge, chopped parsnips and the spanish onion the recipe calls for. Stuffed the chicken with a bunch of fresh thyme, lemon quarters and a head of garlic (halved crosswise).
About ten minutes after popping the chicken into the oven, yummy aromas started coming from the chicken.
It turned out sooo good. Perfect for our first dinner in front of the Christmas tree. The chicken was moist, the skin nice and crisp. the veggies had absorbed the juices and were fabulous – I’m glad I have leftovers. It was a very homey and comforting meal. It had that deep satisfying flavour that only roasting can achieve. Note to self: Must make time and roast more often.
I was very pleased.
No pic, sorry, but the recipe can be found here. It’s from the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. Notice the rating and reviews – when I last checked, there were 552 reviews and it’s got 5 stars. And they’re right. 🙂
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