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Savory Roast Chicken – A Meal Time Treat

Savory Roast Chicken – A Meal Time Treat

This savory roast chicken recipe is one that my family loves. It is full of flavor and very easy to prepare.

I love roasting chicken or any other type of protein.  The end result is a meal that seems like you spent hours making it, – which you may have done but the oven does all the work.

The actual prep time is very low. Roast chicken on a plate with words Savory roast chicken and vegetables.

Treat Your Family to My Savory Roast Chicken

One thing that I especially like about roast chicken is that you can roast vegetables at the same time.  And, for me, there is nothing like the sweetness of roast veggies, particularly carrots and onions.

Once you have roasted them, you will never boil or microwave again!

This savory roast chicken does not need much in the way of seasoning.  I use coconut oil, to help the outside brown well, and add a nice flavor.

The seasoning is just a bunch of thyme, a head of garlic, a lemon, and some Mediterranean salt and cracked black pepper.  It all just goes in the cavity of the bird. How easy is that?seasonings for roast chicken insure a great taste

I normally cook a chicken about 20 minutes per pound plus an additional 20 minutes, but a handy meat thermometer will tell you when it is done.

A meat thermometer makes sure that your chicken will be perfectly cooked.  Just insert it into the meatiest part of the bird, (being careful not to touch the bone) and it’s done when the thermometer reads 175º F.

Mine needed to go back into the oven for some more cooking.

A quik Temp digital thermometer shows when the chicken is done.But don’t let the simplicity of the recipe fool you. This savory roast chicken is full of flavor, and all that will be left when the meal is done is some picked over bones!  The garlic and lemon added so much flavor to the roast.Savory Roast Chicken

Yield: 6

Savory Roast Chicken

Roast chicken and vegetables on a white plate.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 to 4 pound) roasting chicken
  • Mediterranean sea salt
  • Freshly ground cracked black pepper
  • 1 bunch of fresh thyme (reserve about 6 sprigs for the vegetables)
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 1 small head of garlic, cut in half crosswise
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 1 medium yellow onion, thickly sliced
  • 4 carrots cut into chunks
  • Olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375º F.
  2. Rinse the chicken inside and out, and pat the outside dry. Season the inside of the chicken with Mediterranean sea salt and cracked black pepper. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, the lemon, and the cut garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the coconut oil, and season again with the salt and pepper.
  3. Place the onions and slicked carrots in the roasting pan. Season with salt, pepper, 6 sprigs of thyme, and a bit of olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan and place the chicken in the pan.
  4. Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. I use a meat thermometer to make sure the internal temperature of the chicken is 175 º. Place the thermometer in the meatiest part of the bird, being sure not to touch the bone.
  5. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 15 minutes to let it rest. Carve the chicken and serve it with the vegetables.
© Carol Speake

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21 responses to “Savory Roast Chicken – A Meal Time Treat”

  2. The roast chicken recipe looks awesome. I am always trying to find a new way to cook chicken, this one is a absolute must!

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    • Thanks SherryLynne. I am always looking for new ways to cook roast chicken. This one is a keeper! Carol

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    • Hi Lorraine. My sponsor has agreed to allow international customers to participate but I don’t know whether the contest widget allows this. Did you try to enter with your Canadian address?

      Carol

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    • Be sure to enter the giveaway form. There are not too many entries right now, so the chances of winning are pretty good! Carol

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    • I use mine all the time, Connie. Good luck if you decide to enter the contest. There is a form at the bottom of the recipe page.
      Carol

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  7. Yummy recipe with good flavors in it.

    I am having a problem with the contest widget. It gives me points for the last five entries. But no matter how many times I try the “share promotion on FB” link it still shows zero points for that entry. It also changes my name in the form to my twitter name when I do that entry. Very strange.

    Thanks for the contest.

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    • It’s the Tomoson widget. Thanks for letting me know though. I’ll be using Rafflecopter in future. Carol

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  8. Thanks so much for the giveaway– this type of giveaway entery is so hard to get it to work but I tried just wouldn’t let me do them all.

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