Roast Chicken and Potatoes Recipe

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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
327
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Line roasting pan with foil and place on rack. Heat oven to 475 degrees.
  2. Discard chicken giblets, rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
  3. Combine cornstarch and 2 teaspoons salt in small mixing bowl.
  4. Using a skewer, poke holes all over chicken skin. Rub cornstarch mixture evenly over chicken.
  5. Coat v-rack with cooking spray and place chicken in v-rack, wing side down.
  6. When oven is preheated, remove roasting pan from oven. Place the v-rack and chicken in the pan and return to oven. Roast for 15 minutes.
  7. Remove roasting pan from oven and, using wad of paper towels, flip chicken so that other wing is facing up. Return to oven and roast another 15 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, scrub potatoes and cut in half. Toss potatoes, 2 tsp vegetable oil, and 1/2 tsp salt in bowl.
  9. Remove roasting pan from the oven and place the v-rack with chicken on a piece of foil to catch all the dripping grease. Gather up baking pan foil by it's corners and discard along with the chicken grease.
  10. Arrange potatoes cut side down in pan.
  11. Flip chicken so that breast side is up and place v-rack with chicken back into the roasting pan.
  12. Roast chicken until thermometer placed in the thickest part of the thigh reads 170, about 20 minutes.
  13. Remove chicken from v-rack and pour juices from chicken onto the potatoes in the roasting pan.
  14. Place chicken on angel-food cake pan insert or empty soda can to rest upright for 10-15 minutes.
  15. Toss potatoes in chicken juices, return to oven and cook until well browned and crisp, 10-15 minutes.
  16. Carve chicken and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 327.32 Kcal (1370 kJ)
Calories from fat 71.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.93g 12%
Cholesterol 267.57mg 89%
Sodium 128.23mg 5%
Potassium 1289.11mg 27%
Total Carbs 38.63g 13%
Sugars 2.27g 9%
Dietary Fiber 4.55g 18%
Protein 24.94g 50%
Vitamin C 35.1mg 59%
Vitamin A 3.4mg 113%
Iron 7.9mg 44%
Calcium 34mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 95.23 Kcal (399 kJ)
Calories from fat 20.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.31g 12%
Cholesterol 77.84mg 89%
Sodium 37.31mg 5%
Potassium 375.04mg 27%
Total Carbs 11.24g 13%
Sugars 0.66g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1.32g 18%
Protein 7.26g 50%
Vitamin C 10.2mg 59%
Vitamin A 1mg 113%
Iron 2.3mg 44%
Calcium 9.9mg 3%

* 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

  • 6.4
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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