Best Last-Minute Roast Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
4471
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • fine sea salt (1 tsp. for a 3- to 3 3/4-lb. chicken or 1 1/4 tsp. for a larger 1)
  • pepper (1/2 tsp. for a smaller chicken or 3/4 tsp. for a larger 1)
  • middle eastern zaatar seasoning paste or
  • 1 chicken , 3* to 4 1/2 lbs., lumps of fat and tail removed, rinsed and patted very dry

Directions:

  1. Mix salt, pepper, and ingredients for seasoning paste, if you are using it (with seasoning paste, use a large bowl). For chicken without seasoning paste, rub all over with oil, then with salt and pepper, putting a little inside too. For chicken with seasoning paste, slide 2 fingers between breast skin and meat to make pockets. Turn chicken over and loosen thigh skin the same way. Put chicken in bowl with seasonings; smear some in pockets, inside cavity, and all over outside. Set chicken breast-up on a V-shaped rack in a 12- by 17-in. roasting pan; tuck wing tips under if you like.
  2. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 475° for a 3- to 3 1/2-lb. chicken, 450° for a 3 3/4- to 4 1/2-lb. bird, or 400° (for any size chicken) if using a seasoning paste (to prevent scorching).
  3. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally through thickest part of breast reaches 160°, 30 to 35 minutes for a smaller plain bird, 45 to 50 minutes for a larger plain one, or 1 to 1 1/4 hours with a seasoning paste; after 30 minutes, begin checking chicken occasionally, and if any areas are getting dark, tent them with foil. Let chicken stand in a warm place 10 minutes; transfer to a platter.
  4. *To find small (uncooked) chickens, try markets that roast rotisserie birds (which are small) on-site.
  5. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving plain chicken.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4470.56 Kcal (18717 kJ)
Calories from fat 2881.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 320.11g 492%
Cholesterol 1836.68mg 612%
Sodium 1428.53mg 60%
Potassium 3857.02mg 82%
Protein 367.34g 735%
Vitamin C 61.2mg 102%
Iron 20.4mg 113%
Calcium 224.5mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 217.57 Kcal (911 kJ)
Calories from fat 140.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.58g 492%
Cholesterol 89.39mg 612%
Sodium 69.52mg 60%
Potassium 187.71mg 82%
Protein 17.88g 735%
Vitamin C 3mg 102%
Iron 1mg 113%
Calcium 10.9mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 116.1
    Points
  • 116
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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