Best Sunday Roast Chicken Dinner Recipes

SUNDAY DINNER ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Clean chicken cavity and rinse thoroughly.
• Place in a large roasting pan.
• Place half of chopped onion inside the of the chicken, and other half around chicken as a bed.
• Add chopped potatoes to the bed around the chicken.
• Drizzle olive oil over chicken and vegetables.
• Season entire dish with rosemary, onion powder, salt and pepper.
• Rub herbs into the chicken, evenly coating and pushing some of it under the skin on the breast.
• Bake chicken for approximately 2 hours.
• Rub butter over skin of chicken and bake another few minutes or until chicken is done (perhaps another 1/2 hour).

SUNDAY ROAST CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• 1. 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.
• 2. Do not cut up chicken...leave it whole! Wash inside and out of chicken, remove any remaining feathers, then pat dry with paper towel
• 3. 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.
• 4. Surround chicken with vegetables. Drizzle with melted butter. Season with salt and seasoned pepper. Do NOT add liquid! Place lid on Dutch Oven.
• 5. 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.
• 6. 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.

SUNDAY ROAST CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• 1. Come and see the recipe here with full instructions and timings to make an entire meal, included roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy! http://www.lovefoodies.com/sunday-roast-chicken-dinner.html