Comfort Chicken
 
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The clay pot is the trick for the a juicy, delectable bird, but you can use these flavorings using a roaster or a dutch oven.
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 whole chicken, neck and gizzards discarded
  • 1 lemon, quartered
  • 1 carrot, quartered
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • thyme, handful of fresh sprigs
  • sage, handful of fresh leaves
  • 1 tbsp whole peppercorns
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Remove neck and gizzards from inside cavity of chicken and discard. Rinse chicken.
  3. Place chicken in your desired cooking pan. Place ¼ amount of lemon, onion, carrot, garlic cloves, thyme, sage, and peppercorns inside the large cavity of the chicken.
  4. Loosen the skin above the breasts. To do this, begin easing your fingers between the skin and meat of the breast. Be careful not to tear the skin as this will impact the juiciness while cooking.
  5. Place ¼ amount of thyme and sage under the skin.
  6. Sprinkle the remaining lemon, onion, garlic, thyme, sage, and peppercorns around the pan. The chicken can rest on these or be placed straight in the pan.
  7. Pour olive oil on top and sprinkle with salt.
  8. Cover the pan with lid and place in heated oven. Begin checking the chicken after 1 hour. Internal temperature should reach 165 degrees. Remove from oven and let the chicken rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Sugar & Sassafras at https://www.sugarandsassafras.net/?p=165