Hearth Roasted Chicken Recipe

Roast Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Roast: 1 Hour Serves: 4

Ingredients:

  1. 3-1/2 pound chicken
  2. Salt and pepper
  3. 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  1. Preheat oven and HearthKit to 450°F.
  2. Wash the chicken under cold running water. Dry with paper towels. Generously, season chicken cavity with salt and pepper.
  3. Brush the chicken with the olive oil and season the surface of the bird with more salt and pepper.
  4. Place the chicken in a small flat roasting pan. Place it in the oven so that the legs face the back of the oven.
  5. Roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 170°F to 180°F.

VARIATION: SAGE AND PROSCIUTTO ROASTED CHICKEN

ADD to above: 4 slices prosciutto 8 large sage leaves

  1. Prepare the chicken for roasting as in step 2.
  2. Slide a finger under the skin of the breast, thigh, and leg to loosen.
  3. Slip a slice of prosciutto under each section of the skin so that it lies evenly over the meat.
  4. Slip the sage leaves evenly over the prosciutto. Truss the chicken if you wish. Proceed from step 3 and roast chicken as described above.

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