This is one of the best go to recipes because it is surprisingly easy and you get to walk away and just let it cook after all your prep!
I know everyone loves rotisserie chicken that is pre-made at the grocery store...it is easy quick and delicious. But they can add a lot of extra ingredients that make it more fattening! It is just as easy to pick up a whole chicken and do it yourself! So here we go!
PREHEAT YOUR OVEN TO 400 DEGREES
Step 1: First you will need to take out your whole chicken! (I know it seems weird to be holding a whole chicken, but you will get to used to it)
You need to lightly wash your chicken under cold running water and then lightly dry it off with a paper towel!
Then you can lay your chicken down on a roasting pan like below or in a regular large 9x13 dish. I recommend the roasting pan because the fat that is cooked out of the chicken just falls into the bottom of the pan, rather than saturating the bottom half of the chicken!
Step 2: Make the seasoning for your chicken!
You will need to whisk together:
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tsp. crushed basil
2 tsp. dried parsley
1/4 tsp. dried rosemary leaves
2-3 cloves garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
This is what your mixture should look like!!
Step 3: Now you are going to rub down the chicken with your mixture! Make sure to turn it over and rub the other side too! It should look like the picture below!
(You can also stuff the cavity with rosemary leaves if you please...I find the idea of sticking my hand in there repulsive so I don't..but it is good if you can gather up the courage!)
Step 4: Put your chicken in the oven once it is preheated! I recommend 400 degrees for the first 20 minutes, and turning it down to 350 degrees for the last 1 hour and 20 minutes! Now the cooking time depends on the weight of your chicken (this was a 4 pounder so it took a bit longer) As a general rule of thumb cook your chicken 20 minutes per pound plus an additional 15 minutes, as long as you get your chicken up to 165 degrees internal temperature you are good!
Step 5: Now on to your side dishes! I know you are probably looking at the picture below and sickened by the thought of Brussel Sprouts. Berkley Dickson one of my best friends turned me on to Brussel Sprouts and they are honestly one of the best dishes ever...if you cook them right!
So give them a try...it will be worth it!!
Wash your brussel sprouts first then cut off the very end! Then cut them into half!
Step 6: Take about a half of a yellow onion and wash and cut it into thin slices!
See below!
Step 7: Take out your red potatoes wash then cut them into pieces like below!
Step 8: Combine all your vegetables in a baking dish!
Then add:
4 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 tablespoon rosemary
1/2 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 tablespoon rosemary
1/2 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Stir all your vegetables together until they are covered! (See below)
Cook them in the over at 400 degrees for 45-50 minutes or 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 min
When your chicken is finally out of the oven it should look like this!
Let the chicken cool and then you can pull it apart!! This is enough chicken to make 2 meals so save it!
When your vegetable come out of the oven they should look browned and done like the vegetable below!
Now its time to eat!!
BON APPETIT!
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