The Most Delicious Roasted Chicken

The Most Delicious Roasted Chicken

from crazyblondelife.com
90 min
3 servings

You'll never find a better recipe for roasted chicken!

Ingredients

  • for the chicken
  • 1 largechicken
  • 1loaf sourdough bread, torn into large pieces
  • fresh thyme
  • 4leeks, light green part only, roughly chopped
  • 4shallots, roughly chopped
  • 4carrots, roughly chopped
  • 2 headsgarlic cut in half
  • 6 tablespoonsbutter
  • olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • for the salad
  • 1 headbutter lettuce, or lettuce of choice
  • for the dressing
  • 1 teaspoondijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoonsmaple syrup
  • 3 tablespoonschampagne vinegar
  • olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine leeks, shallots, carrots, thyme leaves and torn bread. GENEROUSLY drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix to combine.

  2. 2

    Drizzle the chicken with olive oil and place butter slices under the chicken skin. Stuff the chicken cavity with 2 halves of garlic and lots of fresh tyme.

  3. 3

    Place chicken on vegetable mixture and add salt and pepper to taste.

  4. 4

    Roast the chicken for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees.

  5. 5

    Combine salad dressing ingredients and pour over salad.

  6. 6

    Serve the salad and chicken and enjoy!