I love Sunday style dinners and a roast chicken is amazingly easy to do and it leaves options for great leftover meals. I say spend the extra money and buy an organic, pastured chicken and make stock to really stretch your dollar.
The Recipe
Here’s what you need:
-Whole roasting chicken
-1 Bay leaf
-Lemon
-Olive oil or butter
Here’s what to do:
-Preheat the oven to 325°
-Rinse out the inside of the chicken (I know recent convention says not to do this, but I just have to) and then pat dry.
-Place 1/2 lemon and bay leaf inside the body cavity.
-Brush melted butter or olive oil over the chicken.
-Roast until meat thermometer inserted in the thigh reaches 165°
Serve.
The Discussion
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The Daily Tip
My husband is the one who introduced me to the concept of meat thermometer and I shake my head at how many years I went cooking without one. It’s a less than $10 purchase that keeps my pork from being overdone and my fears of salmonella at bay. Every well stocked kitchen needs one.