Rustic Roasted Chicken Recipe

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Rustic Roasted Chicken
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425*F.
  2. Toss the potatoes, carrots, parsnips, shallots, mushrooms, and garlic with the oil and a generous pinch of salt and pepper in a large roasting pan.
  3. Cut the lemon inhalf, and rub the chickens with the lemon flesh and then the butter; season the birds generously with salt and pepper.
  4. Place half a lemon and two sprigs each of tarragon, rosemary and thyme in the cavity of each chicken.
  5. Arrange the chickens on top of the vegetables, and roast in the lower half of the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the chickens are cooked and the skin is crisp, basting the chickens every 20 minutes.
  6. If the birds are not crisp, increase the oven temperature to 475*F for the last 10 to 15 minutes of cooking.
  7. Remove from the oven, cover the chickens loosely with aluminum foil, and allow the chickens and vegetables to rest in the pan for 20 minutes.
  8. Remove the chickens and vegetables to a platter, pour off the fat in the pan, deglaze with the wine or broth and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  9. Sprinkle the carved chicken and vegetables with the sea salt and serve with the pan juices.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 535.91 Kcal (2244 kJ)
Calories from fat 255.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.36g 44%
Cholesterol 117.3mg 39%
Sodium 114.56mg 5%
Potassium 781.5mg 17%
Total Carbs 39.75g 13%
Sugars 12.43g 50%
Dietary Fiber 5.61g 22%
Protein 26.98g 54%
Vitamin C 35.6mg 59%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 8%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 82.9mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 136.94 Kcal (573 kJ)
Calories from fat 65.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.25g 44%
Cholesterol 29.97mg 39%
Sodium 29.27mg 5%
Potassium 199.69mg 17%
Total Carbs 10.16g 13%
Sugars 3.18g 50%
Dietary Fiber 1.43g 22%
Protein 6.89g 54%
Vitamin C 9.1mg 59%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 0.9mg 19%
Calcium 21.2mg 8%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.3
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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