Roast Chicken

Name: Roast Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 , 2.5 -3 lb chicken; For Brine; 1/4 cup salt; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 Bay leaf; 1 tbsp Poultry seasoning; 1 tsp each of a few of your fav spices; For Roasting; 3-5 large carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2-3 med. yellow onions, quartered; 1 bulb garlic, separate cloves; 2 tbsp olive oil; Salt, pepper, herbs and spices; 6-8 small potatoes, quartered; 2-3 stalks celery, cut in half

ireneq @ireneq

I make this on a Sunday and always have leftovers. I pack lunch for a couple of days and if I still have any leftovers, I make chicken noodle soup!

ireneq @ireneq

I make this on a Sunday and always have leftovers. I pack lunch for a couple of days and if I still have any leftovers, I make chicken noodle soup!

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Ingredients

1, 2.5 -3 lb chicken
For Brine
1/4 cupsalt
1 tbspsugar
1Bay leaf
1 tbspPoultry seasoning
1 tspeach of a few of your fav spices
For Roasting
3-5large carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
2-3med. yellow onions, quartered
1bulb garlic, separate cloves
2 tbspolive oil
Salt, pepper, herbs and spices
6-8small potatoes, quartered
2-3 stalkscelery, cut in half

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Steps

1

Combine brine ingredients with 4-6 cups of boiling water. Stir to dissolve the salt.
2

Cool brine by adding lots of ice cubes to the brine.
3

Put chicken in large ziploc bag and pour brine in bag. Marinate in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
4

In a large roasting pan, combine Roasting ingredients and mix well then push to sides of pan. Arrange celery sticks in the centre of the pan to keep the chicken from touching the bottom of the pan and place chicken (discard the brine) in the centre on top of the celery.
5

Roast at 375 F for 1.5 hrs or until skin is golden and juices run clear.
6

Remove from oven and cover with aluminum foil "tent" for 10-15 mins before carving. This step locks in the juices.