Best Whole Chicken Roast With Apples Recipes

ROSEMARY-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH APPLES AND POTATOES

Rosemary-Roasted Chicken with Apples and Potatoes image

The beginning of fall comes with an abundance of apples, which means it's time to start baking! But more than pies, apples roast extremely well with chicken! This dish makes a fantastic sweater-weather meal, with beautifully roasted chicken and an apple, potato, and onion bake that takes advantage of the delicious roasted chicken drippings.

Provided by Diana71

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

cooking spray
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, sliced
salt, plus more to taste
4 teaspoons white sugar
5 medium apples - peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 bone-in, skin on chicken thighs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
ground black pepper

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the top and bottom parts of a broiler pan with cooking spray.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and add onion slices. Sprinkle onions with 1 teaspoon salt and saute for 2 minutes. Add sugar and continue cooking until onions are translucent but not browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat.
Layer apples, potatoes, and sauteed onion slices in the bottom part of the broiler pan. Cover with the part top of the broiler pan.
Drizzle olive oil over chicken thighs. Sprinkle with fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper. Rub olive oil and spices thoroughly all over each thigh and place on the top part of the broiler pan.
Roast in the preheated oven until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour. Serve apples, potatoes, and onion alongside chicken thighs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.2 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Cholesterol 81.2 mg, Fat 20.5 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 21.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 486 mg, Sugar 15.8 g

ROASTED SPICED CHICKEN AND APPLES

Roasted Spiced Chicken and Apples image

Provided by Molly Yeh

Categories main-dish

Time 2h25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

One 3- to 4-pound chicken, patted dry
Kosher salt
2 tablespoons Baharat, recipe follows
1 small yellow onion, quartered
8 sprigs fresh thyme
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
4 Gala apples, cored and quartered
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
Splash of apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 tablespoon black pepper seeds
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds
2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Steps:

Place the chicken breast-side up in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Season inside and out with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and the Baharat. Refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 1 hour and up to overnight; this will help the skin get crispy!
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the onion, 4 sprigs of thyme and 2 sprigs of rosemary. Scatter the apples and remaining sprigs of thyme and rosemary around the chicken, sprinkle with the sugar and a pinch of salt and drizzle with the olive oil. Roast the chicken until the juices run clear and the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F, about 1 hour. Let the chicken sit for 10 minutes.
Discard the herb sprigs. Add a splash of vinegar to the apples and toss to coat. Carve the chicken and serve with the apples on the side.
In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast the coriander seeds, black pepper seeds, cumin seeds, cloves and cardamom seeds, stirring often, until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder and blend. Stir in the paprika, cinnamon and nutmeg.