French Chicken in a Pot (America's Test Kitchen) Recipe

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Directions:

  1. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 250 degrees. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat oil in large (5- to 8-quart) Dutch oven over medium heat until just smoking. Add chicken breast-side down; scatter onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, and rosemary (if using) around chicken. Cook until breast is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Using a wooden spoon inserted into cavity of bird, flip chicken breast-side up and cook until chicken and vegetables are well browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
  3. Remove Dutch oven from heat; place large sheet of foil over pot and cover tightly with lid. Transfer pot to oven and cook until instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees when inserted in thickest part of breast and 175 degrees in thickest part of thigh, 80 to 110 minutes.
  4. Transfer chicken to carving board, tent with foil, and rest 20 minutes. Meanwhile, strain chicken juices from pot through fine-mesh strainer into fat separator, pressing on solids to extract liquid; discard solids (you should have about 3/4 cup juices). Allow liquid to settle 5 minutes, then pour into saucepan and set over low heat.
  5. Carve chicken, adding any accumulated juices to saucepan. Stir lemon juice into jus to taste. Serve chicken, passing jus at table.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 126.96 Kcal (532 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.15g 9%
Cholesterol 178.38mg 59%
Sodium 769.26mg 32%
Potassium 214.03mg 5%
Total Carbs 3.06g 1%
Sugars 0.6g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.42g 2%
Protein 13.96g 28%
Vitamin C 12mg 20%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 3.9mg 21%
Calcium 18.2mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 127.93 Kcal (536 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.2g 9%
Cholesterol 179.73mg 59%
Sodium 775.1mg 32%
Potassium 215.66mg 5%
Total Carbs 3.08g 1%
Sugars 0.61g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.42g 2%
Protein 14.06g 28%
Vitamin C 12.1mg 20%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 3.9mg 21%
Calcium 18.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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