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Whole Chicken on a Bed of Vegetables in the Oven
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Whole Chicken on a Bed of Vegetables in the Oven

A golden, juicy whole chicken baked in the oven on a bed of root vegetables

⏱ 1 hr 50 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Mix the oil, garlic, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, salt and black pepper and rub the mixture into the chicken.
    💡Dry the chicken before seasoning so the mixture clings to the skin; a longer marinade gives deeper color and flavor.
  2. 2
    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.
  3. 3
    Cut the onion, potatoes and carrot into wedges.
    KnifeCutting board
  4. 4
    Scatter the onion over the bottom of the pan.
    Baking pan
  5. 5
    Toss the potatoes and carrot in the rest of the mixture and arrange in the pan.
    Baking pan
  6. 6
    Place the chicken on the vegetables, breast side up.
  7. 7
    Arrange the lemon slices and rosemary on the chicken.
  8. 8
    Bake uncovered 90 minutes, until the skin is browned and blistered in spots and the juices run clear. While baking, baste the chicken with the pan juices every 30 minutes.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  9. 9
    Serve with the roasted vegetables.
784calories
51 gprotein
42 gcarbs
44 gfat
● protein 26%● carbs 22%● fat 52%

Per serving (556 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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