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Oven-Baked Whole Chicken with Potatoes
Chicken

Oven-Baked Whole Chicken with Potatoes

A juicy, seasoned whole chicken baked in the oven with potatoes - a classic, comforting Friday dinner

⏱ 1 hr 45 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Mix the oil, paprika, cumin, turmeric, salt and black pepper and rub the mixture into the chicken inside and out.
    💡Dry the chicken before seasoning so the mixture clings to the skin; a longer marinade gives deeper color and flavor.
  2. 2
    Put the lemon, rosemary sprigs, thyme sprigs and garlic into the cavity of the chicken.
  3. 3
    Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  4. 4
    Toss the potatoes in the rest of the mixture and arrange in the pan.
    Baking pan
  5. 5
    Place the chicken on the vegetables, breast side up.
  6. 6
    Bake uncovered 20 minutes, until the chicken starts to turn golden. Lower the heat to 180°C (355°F) and bake 60–70 more minutes, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  7. 7
    Take out the chicken and let it rest 10 minutes, and only then carve.
    KnifeCutting board
1017calories
66 gprotein
44 gcarbs
63 gfat
● protein 26%● carbs 17%● fat 56%

Per serving (587 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)

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