Mama's Roast Chicken Recipe

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Mama's Roast Chicken
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
187
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Remove all but one oven rack, and move remaining oven rack to the lowest level in the oven. Heat oven to 500°F.
  2. Rinse and dry chicken, removing giblets and plucking any feather sheaths left in the skin. Place in a large roasting pan (do not use glass or ceramic unless oven safe to 500° F).
  3. Quarter lemon lengthwise and place wedges into chicken cavity. Add garlic cloves and sprinkle a little salt and pepper on the inside.
  4. Loosen skin over breasts and near cavity opening to thighs. Tuck 1-2 sprigs rosemary on each side of the cavity and 1 sprig over each breast.
  5. Place remaining rosemary in cavity. Do not truss or tie legs.
  6. Place chicken into oven, legs towards the back of the oven. Roast 10 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, cut potatoes into quarters lengthwise, then halve crosswise. Cut onion into 4-6 wedges.
  8. Remove chicken from oven and wiggle around to prevent sticking. Add potatoes and onions. Toss around in any fat in the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Return to oven, legs to the back, and roast another 15 minutes.
  9. Remove and stir around, wiggling chicken and tossing potatoes and onions in any fat that accumulates. Return to oven, legs to back, for another 15 minutes.
  10. Repeat 1-2 more times, until chicken reaches 190° F internal temperature on a meat thermometer stuck into the thigh.
  11. Remove chicken from pan and place on a platter. Remove lemon, garlic and rosemary from cavity and allow chicken to rest 10-15 minutes.
  12. Meanwhile, toss potatoes and onions around in juices in pan and return to oven. Turn oven off and allow the potatoes and onions to sit in warm oven while chicken rests.
  13. Carve chicken, removing rosemary sprigs from under the skin, and serve with potatoes and onions.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 186.58 Kcal (781 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.83g 6%
Cholesterol 178.38mg 59%
Sodium 107.49mg 4%
Potassium 523.81mg 11%
Total Carbs 21.89g 7%
Sugars 4.77g 19%
Dietary Fiber 3.49g 14%
Protein 15.8g 32%
Vitamin C 19.1mg 32%
Vitamin A 3.1mg 104%
Iron 4.8mg 27%
Calcium 46.6mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 93.68 Kcal (392 kJ)
Calories from fat 17.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.92g 6%
Cholesterol 89.56mg 59%
Sodium 53.97mg 4%
Potassium 263.01mg 11%
Total Carbs 10.99g 7%
Sugars 2.4g 19%
Dietary Fiber 1.75g 14%
Protein 7.94g 32%
Vitamin C 9.6mg 32%
Vitamin A 1.6mg 104%
Iron 2.4mg 27%
Calcium 23.4mg 5%

* 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

  • 3.4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

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