Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (2024)

  • Nice šŸ™‚
    We prefer acid-to-skin, and 20 minutes of 430F before turning it down to 400.

    Usually we let juices drip (with stuffing), and it turns around in the oven, top and bottom heat.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (1)voncook said this onAugust 26, 2008 at 8:11 am | Reply

  • Sorry ā€“ as an English man married to a French lady and living in France ā€“ I felt I had to correct you. The ā€œau jusā€ you refer to should just be Jus ā€“ translated as Juice. A ā€œPoulet RĆ“ti au jusā€ is a roast chicken with ā€œJuiceā€ or ā€œcooking Gravyā€. The Gravy, sauce juice ā€“ whatever you want to call it ā€“ is just ā€œJusā€ not ā€œau Jusā€.

    Apart from that ā€“ I LOVE you recipe and so do my half french half English kids!!!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (2)Neale said this onNovember 11, 2008 at 4:34 pm | Reply

  • Yeah, that use of ā€œau jusā€ was bothering me as I wrote it since I surmised, having taken French in high school a few decades ago that it probably meant literally, ā€œwith jouceā€, and so to talk about ā€œthe with juiceā€ was kind of nuts, but Iā€™d seen it so many times in English that I figured it must have been absorbed into the language in that incorrect form ā€” not everything in language makes sense. But youā€™re right of course. Iā€™m going to leave it written as I originally wrote it, just because I donā€™t want to whitewash over my own ignorance. Iā€™ll try to do better next time the subject of ā€œthe with juiceā€ comes up, heh.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (3)scaryreasoner said this onNovember 11, 2008 at 11:52 pm | Reply

  • Oh, and Iā€™m glad you liked the recipe, though I canā€™t really lay claim to it being mine. My contribution is only adding potatoes, which any one could have done. The original, nearly identical recipe can be found via the first link under the words ā€œthis recipe for Perfect Roast Chickenā€ in the original post, above.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (4)scaryreasoner said this onNovember 11, 2008 at 11:56 pm | Reply

  • lol. i doubt its in google now -.-

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (5)damn said this onNovember 12, 2008 at 2:25 pm | Reply

    • actually, itā€™s the first result for ā€œbest roast chicken in the world.ā€

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (6)Jeff said this onJune 29, 2010 at 7:44 pm | Reply

  • Well, damn, if youā€™d have bothered to check, ā€œroasted chicken recipeā€ currently returns this page as the very first result.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (7)scaryreasoner said this onNovember 14, 2008 at 3:39 am | Reply

  • As it happens, I made this recipe tonight (Nov 16, 2008) and it killed, as usual, leaving no unsatisfied survivors.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (8)scaryreasoner said this onNovember 17, 2008 at 2:32 am | Reply

  • Mmmmmā€¦. This sounds great. Iā€™m going out right now to get me a big oven-worthy skillet, and I know whatā€™s for dinner tonight!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (9)Martin said this onNovember 25, 2008 at 3:09 pm | Reply

  • That is close to what I do. Except I rub the chicken with more garden herbs along with the pepper (thyme, rosemary and sage, which I also add to the interior).

    But when it is doneā€¦ Take the chicken carcass, some left over mire pois (or more celery, carrot and onion), pepper corns, one clove, some garden marjoram and enough water to cover. Simmer for a couple of hours and strain. Put the liquid in the fridge. The next day strain off the fat and other solids. Put on the stove and reduce to one quarter or less. That is a glace de viande, which is an enriched broth used to flavor other dishes, or just added to hot water to make a good chicken broth.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (10)Chris H. said this onNovember 29, 2008 at 4:07 am | Reply

  • this is a very good recipe canā€™t wait to eat

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (11)emma said this onDecember 1, 2008 at 12:44 am | Reply

  • Ok, Iā€™m going to try this tonight and will let you guys knowā€¦

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (12)Stephanie said this onDecember 4, 2008 at 11:31 pm | Reply

  • Wow ā€“ what a croud pleaserā€¦ The wine is key and added such a good aroma. THANK YOU!!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (13)Stephanie said this onDecember 5, 2008 at 6:29 pm | Reply

  • Outstandingā€¦thanks! I bought my pan last night and made it tonight! Fantastic.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (14)Tim said this onDecember 14, 2008 at 12:30 am | Reply

  • Just made this recipe for the second time and just love it! The chicken is so moist and the mire pois makes the whole house smell fabulous during the cooking. A one-pot meal is such a blessing to find and this one is awesome. Thanks.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (15)Nancy said this onJanuary 4, 2009 at 11:38 pm | Reply

  • Iā€™ve got mine in the oven now. Iā€™m hopeful that itā€™ll be delicious.

    Also ā€“ youā€™re the first google result now. šŸ˜‰

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (16)mel said this onMarch 12, 2009 at 4:01 am | Reply

  • http://journeywoman.typepad.com/motherhood_has_been_a_jou/2009/03/triumph-tribulation-and-termites.html

    Journeywoman has this to say about this recipe:

    Oh.. you want to know about the triumph?
    Well. I roasted a chicken tonight.

    I am a gourmet chef but this simple dish escaped me. Maybe because the first time I made it, I used my momā€™s recipe and it was erev Yom Kippur and I think I didnā€™t cook it enough and it got me sick. But tonight I put fresh rosemary under the skin with slivers of garlic. I put an apple in the cavity and more garlic and rosemary.

    For the rest I followed this recipe with the potatoes and the carrots, onion, and celery. I put it all in my cast iron skillet and roasted it.

    It was amazing. It was SO amazing. It was so amazing my ā€œI donā€™t really like chicken why are you making a whole oneā€ husband devoured all the dark meat and started picking at the white meat. It was delicious and we are boiling the carcas down for stock and we picked up all the meat so we can make more dinners.

    I LOVE it when a new recipe works.

    It made me stop worrying about the house and how firm we have to be about getting our repairs done.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (17)scaryreasoner said this onApril 10, 2009 at 5:00 am | Reply

  • I made this tonight, May 3, 2009. came out awesome as usual. This recipe has NEVER failed to please. It is nothing short of amazing. I meanā€¦ itā€™s roast chickenā€¦ how good could it be? You have no idea. You have NO IDEA. This recipe will blow your freakinā€™ mind. Iā€™ve been making this thing for a couple years now, and it STILL amazes me how good it comes out. Itā€™s a freakinā€™ feast!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (18)scaryreasoner said this onMay 4, 2009 at 4:02 am | Reply

  • oh my goodness! THANK YOU for this recipe and method. Iā€™ve roasted a chicken or two in my time, and figured, eh, how different can this really be? But WOW, it knocked our socks off! This method, bar none, produced the most tender and flavorful chicken Iā€™ve ever roasted, complete with a beautiful crispy skin. The step at the end of straining the white wine through the mire poix may seem unnecessary, but trust me, donā€™t skip it! Adds an incredible flavor dimension to the veggies AND the jus. The only thing Iā€™d cut back on next time is the salt on the veggies, as my jus came out a little salty (my fault). I also added garlic cloves and more herbs stuffed under the skin. Truly a simple but mouth-watering recipe and method. THANK YOU again!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (19)ClubFerndale said this onJune 2, 2009 at 2:33 am | Reply

  • Thanks so much for your tips, the apple did the trick! Everybody just loved this dish šŸ˜€

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (20)ZhiWen said this onJune 19, 2009 at 7:28 pm | Reply

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/zenissima/3691853658/in/dateposted/

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (21)scaryreasoner said this onJuly 7, 2009 at 12:55 am | Reply

  • This is the most amazing roast chicken Iā€™ve ever had! And the potatoes and veggiesā€“OMG, they are de-lish!! I have a lot of cherry tomatoes right now, so made some curried ketchup to go with the chicken. I donā€™t know when Iā€™ve had such a satisfying meal!!!!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (22)Loveswords said this onSeptember 2, 2009 at 6:50 pm | Reply

  • I made this with two cornish hens (adding up to about 3.5 lbs total) and it worked out perfectly. As everyone said: juicy, flavorful, delicious. And relatively easy as well.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (23)elle said this onOctober 5, 2009 at 5:11 pm | Reply

  • if i canā€™t get my hands on alcoholic beverages (iā€™m under 21) is there anything i can do to substitute for the wine?

    Thanks!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (24)rainmonk said this onNovember 25, 2009 at 9:06 pm | Reply

    • Hmm. Thatā€™s a tough one! Grape juice would be way too sweet. Apple cider maybe? Probably not the same at all, but might be interesting to try. I donā€™t think thereā€™s really any proper substitute. Nothingā€™s coming to mind anyhow.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (25)scaryreasoner said this onNovember 30, 2009 at 1:18 am | Reply

      • What about 0 alcohol beer?

        Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (26)Anna said this onDecember 13, 2009 at 10:19 am

      • Well, there are lots of things you could try, but nothingā€™s going to make it taste the same as using wine.
        Edit: errr, this was meant as a reply to the person above who suggested non-alcoholic beer as an alternative to the wine. (Donā€™t know why this comment is sinking to the bottom.)

        Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (27)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 13, 2009 at 11:07 pm

    • just use some stock ā€“ you can find a can of chicken or vegetable stock at any grocery store
      DO NOT use cooking wine, it is overwhelmingly, horrifically salty (to the point of being inedible ā€“ and I *like* lots of salt)

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (28)chickie said this onDecember 12, 2009 at 10:25 pm | Reply

  • Ok, you have tempted me! I googled ā€œbest roast chicken recipeā€ and here you are šŸ˜‰ Thank you for posting this!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (29)Domestic Herald said this onDecember 7, 2009 at 11:50 pm | Reply

  • Iā€™m backā€¦I made this roasted chicken last night and it was awesome! I am married to a chef and usually donā€™t do the chicken roasting, so I was a bit nervousā€¦but it came out perfectly and DELICIOUS! Even the veggies were yummy. The only things I did differently were to add fresh garlic and to drink the rest of the bottle of wine šŸ˜‰ Oh, and that tong tip for moving the chicken worked great, too. Thanks, Scary Reasonerā€¦Iā€™ll be sharing this recipe!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (30)Domestic Herald said this onDecember 9, 2009 at 7:35 pm | Reply

    • Shocking no one, the drinking the rest of the bottle of wine thing isnā€™t really different from what I do. šŸ™‚

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (31)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 10, 2009 at 12:47 am | Reply

  • I made this tonight, a 5.5 pounderā€¦a few changes, I did not add the potatoes (I made baked potatoes on the side) and I did not add the wine, as I didnā€™t have any white wine handy. My husband said ā€˜If this was any better, I would have to get on the floor and cryā€™ā€¦ It was really great, glad I found the post. Thanks.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (32)pat said this onDecember 12, 2009 at 12:24 am | Reply

    • You left out the wine? Sacre Bleu! Crimes against food! The wine is actually a very important ingredient. It does a kind of magic trick on the veggies, and makes a gravy/sauce/juice thatā€™s just incredible. Try it next time, and, well, I guess your husband will have to just cry on the floor.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (33)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 12, 2009 at 2:09 am | Reply

  • I agreeā€¦the wine really added something to the flavor. Yum!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (34)Domestic Herald said this onDecember 12, 2009 at 2:33 am | Reply

  • It made me stop worrying about the house and how firm we have to be about getting our repairs done.

    Looks like another case of rosemary-induced euphoria.

    Ditto the wine thing ā€“ of course! Good choice, and thanks for the inspiration.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (35)Jamie F said this onDecember 13, 2009 at 11:15 pm | Reply

  • I always used a wooden spoon in the cavity to move ā€“ that way you donā€™t bust the crackly good skin.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (36)Jamie F said this onDecember 13, 2009 at 11:49 pm | Reply

    • Good idea!

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (37)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 13, 2009 at 11:51 pm | Reply

  • Unanimous approval from my entire skeptical family. Already making up new variations, including roasted garlic chicken sandwich spread and second day chicken pot pies.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (38)Jamie F said this onDecember 14, 2009 at 3:19 am | Reply

  • Great recipe like this and the best some can say is that your French grammer is not right, get a life peeps lol, going to have this for Christmas dinner just to have a change, iā€™m sure it will go down a treat, really looking forward to it, thanks for sharing šŸ™‚

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (39)Simone Oxley said this onDecember 15, 2009 at 12:50 am | Reply

    • For the record, I donā€™t mind having my grammar corrected, be it French, English or other languages I donā€™t speak, and in any case that was not the best the person making that comment could say ā€” they also went on to say they liked the recipe.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (40)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 15, 2009 at 12:54 am | Reply

  • I donā€™t have a cast iron skillet, but I do have a (cast iron) dutch oven. Do you think this would work in an uncovered dutch oven, or do the sides need to be really low?

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (41)Alix said this onDecember 30, 2009 at 8:32 pm | Reply

    • Iā€™m not really sure, Iā€™ve never tried it with a dutch oven. I suspect maybe the sides wouldnā€™t brown as much(?), and/or, the dutch oven being a bit smaller in diameter, the juices and melted fat from the chicken will be a bit deeper, and the veggies a bit more thoroughly soaked? (which might be a good thing.) I think it would certainly turn out edible in any case, and not drastically different, so give it a shot, and let us know how it turns out.

      That being said, a cast iron skillet isnā€™t too expensive ($15 or so at walmart, last time I looked (which was a long time ago)) and is good for lots of things, so, maybe you should consider getting one?

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (42)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 30, 2009 at 11:42 pm | Reply

  • I want you to know, Iā€™ve gone back to this recipe time and time again. Can I post this on my blog as well?? I will cook no other chicken. šŸ™‚

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (44)Kim said this onJanuary 15, 2010 at 8:06 pm | Reply

    • Of course you can.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (45)scaryreasoner said this onJanuary 16, 2010 at 4:50 pm | Reply

      • Thanks! My family absolutely loves when I make this. I had to share. šŸ™‚

        Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (46)Kim said this onJanuary 16, 2010 at 5:25 pm

  • Loved your recipe, but did a couple of things different. I added mushrooms to the veggies and cut up a half onion and stuffed it inside the Chicken. WOWā€¦it turned out AWESOME! The white wine is a must for this receipe. The mushrooms really seemed to soak up the flavor from the wine making the veggies taste great. My family just couldnā€™t get enough.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (47)Super Dave said this onJanuary 16, 2010 at 5:50 pm | Reply

  • I didnā€™t have an iron skillet, but I used a ceramic roasting pan and it was AWESOME! My steak-loving husband said it was as good as steak. YUMM!!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (48)Holly said this onJanuary 18, 2010 at 12:52 am | Reply

  • So funny this recipe has taken on a life of its own. Now itā€™s known as The Wine Recipe that sometimes includes chicken.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (49)Jamie F said this onJanuary 28, 2010 at 5:00 pm | Reply

  • I made this tonight, and it was wonderful! I used a 6lb chicken instead, and it fully fed a party of 4!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (50)abi said this onMarch 15, 2010 at 4:07 am | Reply

  • Does it have to be WHITE wine? Do you know if anyoneā€™s tried it with red? My husband and I drink mostly red wine, particularly with roast chicken.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (51)Naomi said this onMarch 17, 2010 at 3:31 am | Reply

    • Iā€™ve only used white wine in the ā€œwith juiceā€ (au jus). I too prefer to *drink* red wine with roasted chicken. Of course you can try red wine in the sauce, and see how it is. It will be different, I suspect.

      However, in blind taste tests (blindfolded, actually), a surprising number of people canā€™t tell white from red.

      However, the particular wine that I use for this, Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay, I was actually able to *name* in a blindfolded test. not because Iā€™m some super wine taster, just because this particular wine has a *very* distinctive flavor. (Though many other chardonnays may share it, I did have the clue that it was a wine from a local grocery store, and knew it might be on a short list, so my blindfolded naming feat isnā€™t as impressive as it might seem.)

      Try the red wine, and let us know how it is. Try both, and see which is better. Drink all but a glass of the white wine while the chicken cooks, and use the remaining glass in the dish, and pop open a red for the table. Well, you might end up blotto, but there are worse fates.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (52)scaryreasoner said this onMarch 17, 2010 at 3:44 am | Reply

  • this sounds greatā€¦ going to make it tomorrow night. I let the chicken dry in the fridge for at least 24 hours helps with the tender.. it really works, give it a tryā€¦

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (53)kathy said this onJuly 28, 2010 at 8:25 pm | Reply

  • [ā€¦] Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe from Scary Reasoner [ā€¦]

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (54) said this onAugust 23, 2010 at 8:46 pm | Reply

  • My brother wrote to me about this recipe and had this to say:

    I had a hankerinā€™ for Steveā€™s roast chicken, but only [my brotherā€™s 4 year old son] and I were home to eat it. Soā€¦. I modified the recipe and the results were pretty spectacular. I made mire poix as usual, seasoned with salt and pepper, and placed it into a 4 x 9ā€³ glass casserole pan. I then took chicken breast pieces and potato pieces and coated them with a softened butter, salt, pepper, and rosemary mix with my hands. I placed the potato and chicken pieces over the mire poix. I then placed the whole shebang into a 400 degree oven. After about 45 minutes, the chicken was done, so I took the pieces off the top of the vegetables and placed them on a plate covered. I then placed the veggies back into the oven for about another 30 minutes until the potatoes had an nice browning. I removed the potatoes and did the wine wash of the vegetables in the casserole, strained, and reduced the jus. Voila! Iā€™d say if the whole roaster is a 10, this comes to a 9. The thinner parts of the chicken breast were a little dry and the veggies were ever so slightly less complex in flavor and deliciousness. Also, there was less jus and the jus was the worst part of the whole experiment, sort of a bland vegetable wine broth. On the plus side, no carcass to clean and discard, and a perfect sized meal for two. Check out the pics.

    ā€” [my brother].

    p.s. I really mean the ā€œaboutā€ in reference to the times above and I could easily be off by 10 minutes or so either way.

    p.p.s. I lied about making mire poix ā€œas usualā€ I used some old crinkle cut carrots that we had that were way freezer burned and when thawed soggy, spongy, and thoroughly unappetizing. The end result didnā€™t suffer at all however.

    I can imagine the ā€œjusā€ suffered a quite bit from lack of chicken fat. I know when I have left over ā€œjusā€, and refrigerate it, the fat and the wine separate ā€” mostly ā€” and itā€™s obvious thereā€™s a lot of melted chicken fat involved (it reconstitutes nicely in the microwave).

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (55)scaryreasoner said this onSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:00 am | Reply

  • I had bookmarked this recipe a while ago, and remembered it at the store today! When I came back to it, I was surprised to see that it was posted 2 years ago today! This is one post that is going the distance! Looking forward to making it tonight for dinner!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (56)Tisha said this onOctober 11, 2010 at 5:43 pm | Reply

  • Love this recipe and have shared it multiple times on Facebook and Twitter! I just wanted to say that I donā€™t use a skillet (since I donā€™t have an oven proof one), but it works just fine in a casserole dish. I just pour the liquid into a skillet afterwards to thicken up. Thanks for sharing this! It is great!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (57)Holly said this onOctober 14, 2010 at 10:08 pm | Reply

    • Thanks for the kind words, and glad you liked it. I havenā€™t had this in awhile, maybe Iā€™ll make it this weekend.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (58)scaryreasoner said this onOctober 14, 2010 at 11:46 pm | Reply

  • This is one of my families favorite meals I make. =) I found it a few months back when I was searching roast chicken recipes. My husband always says the gravy makes the entire meal. lol. Just wanted to say thanks. Now I only wish I could get mine looking exactly like yours in the picture. Itā€™s never that beautiful brown color.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (59)TexasGal said this onOctober 27, 2010 at 5:52 pm | Reply

  • Sounds yummy, my family love roast chicken dinners, Iā€™m going have to definitely try your recipe! Cheers!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (60)Edith Leigh said this onNovember 14, 2010 at 9:54 am | Reply

  • Hi, just a thought. Some people do not keep wine or other alcohol in there home because a sober person living there does not need to have it around. Sort of like putting a chocolate cake out in front of a diabetic. You may think Iā€™m silly but I used to love to cook with wine. Since my husband can no longer have it, it just doesnā€™t make since to keep it around even for cooking. And yes I know the alcohol burns off. Again, chocolate cake in front of a diabetic. So, I have tried all of my beloved recipes with white or red grape juice instead. Some of them have come out superior to using wine and all are equally as good. Which makes sense, since itā€™s the grape flavor not the alcohol that impacts the recipe. Anyway, I have found it a far better substitute than chicken stock.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (61)private said this onDecember 10, 2010 at 5:00 pm | Reply

    • Thanks. Youā€™re excused for your crimes against food due to extenuating circ*mstances. šŸ˜‰

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (62)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 14, 2010 at 2:29 am | Reply

  • Well, this is a lovely recipe, but if you want to take this up a notch further ā€” as if it wasnā€™t already amazing ā€” quarter an apple and stuff that in your chicken before roasting. You will have FANTABULOUS chicken, every time. Youā€™ll smile smugly while your guests devour their chicken, knowing how much theyā€™d like to lick their plates to get every last freakinā€™ drop of the golden elixir au jus. They wonā€™t taste the apple in their au jus, but theyā€™ll wonder how you managed to take cooking lessons in France in your spare time. Bon appetit, tout le monde!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (63)zippystarshine said this onMay 6, 2011 at 1:16 am | Reply

    • Eh? Did you read the recipe? You must have missed the part where it says:

      Prepare the chicken: Remove the giblets, etc. from inside. Put several slices of apple inside (this will help keep the chicken moist.)

      The apple inside the chicken is called for already by this recipe.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (64)scaryreasoner said this onMay 6, 2011 at 4:21 am | Reply

  • I never roasted a chicken before, and i just made this recipe for my partner and my sister last night. My partner, who is an excellent meat cook, and my sis, and I all LOVED it. So yummy, and really simple to make. This will definitely go in the rotation. Thank you!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (65)Tracy said this onJune 17, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Reply

  • [ā€¦] Chicken w/ Vegetables, Creamed Spinach & Creamed Corn I used a simple roast chicken recipe (here) and loved the results. The chicken was very moist and I loved that I didnā€™t need to do extra [ā€¦]

    Harry Potter Themed Dinner Ā« LA in Stilettos said this onJuly 18, 2011 at 4:27 am | Reply

  • Thatā€™s a fantastic looking chicken.

    In fact, Iā€™ve never used wine while roasting a chicken, and with your extreme emphasis on the importance of it I feel like Iā€™ve been missing out.

    I may have to try it.

    Thanks!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (66)Rob @ Howtocookhero.com said this onAugust 21, 2011 at 6:22 am | Reply

  • This may be a silly question but, has anyone tried this recipe for a turkey?

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (67)Cathy said this onSeptember 4, 2011 at 4:12 pm | Reply

    • I havenā€™t, and am not aware of anyone who has. Give it a try and let us know how it turns out.

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (68)scaryreasoner said this onSeptember 12, 2011 at 2:28 am | Reply

  • For a non-alcoholic alternative to wine, I wonder if verjuice might be OK? More acidic than wine, but that might go with the chicken anyway, and it would still have a fruity taste.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (69)ktm said this onSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:17 pm | Reply

  • Iā€™m always getting recipes off the internet and I have never commented on one but I couldnā€™t not comment on this one. I made it last night and it was absolutely AWESOME! Iā€™ll be the first to tell you Iā€™m no cook (and anyone who knows me would agree!) But when it was all said and done I felt as though Iā€™d created a meal worthy of a dinner party! I must admit that as a recovering alcoholic I skipped the wine. I know, I know. It cooks out. But after 4 1/2 years of nothing alcoholic going in my system I just couldnā€™t bring myself to add it. I guess itā€™s a mental thing. I read the post about how if I skipped the wine I was cheating myself but I honestly canā€™t imagine it tasting any better. Iā€™m eating leftovers as I type ā€¦ and licking the plate clean! Thanks so much for the recipe. Itā€™s my new favorite!!!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (70)Kelly Webster said this onOctober 21, 2011 at 6:15 pm | Reply

  • I made this tonight and it was out of this world! Next time I will make more of the vegetables since they were so delicious but there were not enough for 3 people. I have been roasting chicken for the past two months and was looking for a recipe I had tried before that I really liked when I found your recipe. I will not be going back to the other one since I liked yours so much better. I agree with you about the wine. It made the vegetables something very special. I think I may have cooked the au jus a little too much since it got very thick and separated out from the grease in the pan. The resulting two spoonfuls of very thick gravy were delicious, though. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (71)Bette said this onJanuary 17, 2012 at 3:21 am | Reply

  • going to try it right now. yes, you are right about where you come up when googled. I am a roast chicken freak. Its rainy here today, St.Lucia, yes, shame I know, BUT need comfort food. I do as you, but do not sit the chick on the veg. Love roast. You are right, its simple, but perfect. OH I think that pan helps too, shall see if mine fitsā€¦

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (72)tracy betts said this onMarch 1, 2012 at 4:58 pm | Reply

  • Cooked this tonight & it was amazing! My kids loved it, thank you!
    Lisa

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (73)Lisa (@Skip91) said this onApril 1, 2012 at 10:14 am | Reply

  • Iā€™ve tried so many ā€œbest Roast Chickenā€ recipes, but this one is really it. Thanks for sharing!

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (74)Mary McKrell said this onJune 29, 2012 at 11:38 pm | Reply

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    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (76)gBlackBaileysbwa said this onNovember 29, 2012 at 1:06 pm | Reply

  • Would like to make this for Christmas dinner. I only have baking sheets and one of those cheap foil roasting pans. Will either of those work? All of our really good kitchen supplies are in storage because we are only living here temporarilyā€¦.and we are a little spent from all the Xmas shoppingā€¦ But we are foodies and I need this to come out perfect, so please let me know if the type of pan used is essential! Thanks.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (77)Leighann said this onDecember 20, 2012 at 5:43 pm | Reply

    • The cheap foil roasting pan would probably work. (Baking sheet would not work, way too much melted chicken fat would go everywhere.) Good luck, and hope your holidays are wonderful!

      Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (78)scaryreasoner said this onDecember 21, 2012 at 4:14 am | Reply

  • Do you cook it breast side up or down? Great recipe.

    Perfect Roasted Chicken recipe (79)Spring creek said this onFebruary 17, 2013 at 6:48 pm | Reply

    • Breast side up.

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  • Wonderful recipe! All I had was a cheap Zinfandel, it was great!

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    FAQs

    Is it better to roast chicken at 350 or 400? ā€ŗ

    You can roast or bake anywhere between 325 and 450 degrees F. When roasting a whole chicken, a nice rule of them is to start at 400 to 425 degrees F and then turn the oven down to 350 after 15 minutes and cook until the internal temp of the chicken is 165 ā€“ 175 degrees F on an instant read thermometer.

    Should I roast my chicken covered or uncovered? ā€ŗ

    If you want your chicken to be truly roasted with crisp, golden-brown skin, it needs to spend time in the oven uncovered. If you find that some parts of the skin are browning more rapidly than others, you can loosely tent the browner parts with foil to allow the rest of the skin to catch up.

    Is 30 minutes at 400 enough for chicken? ā€ŗ

    At 400 degrees F, I find that my chicken breasts are done between 20 and 30 minutes. It really depends on how thick and large your chicken breasts are.

    Should you put water in the pan when roasting chicken? ā€ŗ

    If you are not roasting any vegetables with the chicken, it's a good idea to add about 1/2 cup of water to the pan to prevent the drippings from burning. Place the chicken on the rack breast side up, slide the pan into the oven, and roast it uncovered for about 60 to 70 minutes.

    Should you oil chicken skin before roasting? ā€ŗ

    Giving the skin a good rubdown with oil or another fat before or shortly after popping it in the oven will help the skin to glisten and will improve how evenly it browns, since fat conducts high heat so well, without needing to open the oven during cooking to baste the bird.

    Should you oil chicken before baking? ā€ŗ

    Preheat the oven to 400Ā°F: Pat the chicken dry using paper towels and transfer to a mixing bowl. Toss the chicken with olive oil, salt, and pepper: Start with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and add more if needed to coat each piece. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss until the pieces are evenly seasoned.

    What is the difference between roasted and baked chicken? ā€ŗ

    Sometimes, the word baked is used when the recipe calls for a lower temperature. In contrast, using the term roasted chicken typically indicates that it will be cooked at a high temperature and in an open pan or on a rack.

    What is difference between roasting and baking? ā€ŗ

    What's the Difference Between Baking and Roasting? Roasting uses the same type of all-over, dry heat as baking, but at higher temperatures between 400 and 450Ā° F. Choose the roasting method to get thicker, tougher foods brown and crisp, and the baking method to retain moisture in thinner, more delicate foods.

    Should you flip a roast chicken? ā€ŗ

    Remove the vegetables and the pan juices to a plate before finishing cooking the chicken. This will keep the skin crisp in the pan. You'll want to flip the chicken over once it reaches 145-150 degrees Fahrenheit to give the breast meat enough time to caramelize under the broiler.

    Why do you put a lemon in a chicken? ā€ŗ

    The benefits of the hot steaming lemon going into the chicken are very obvious as the meat tastes amazing, and the chicken cooks slightly quicker because of it. Rub the chicken inside and out with a generous amount of salt and freshly ground black pepper.

    Why cook chicken in flour? ā€ŗ

    You dredge chicken or any other food before pan-frying to help give it an enticing brown crust. Food dredged in flour or another coating will also gain flavor and texture and get an extra punch from the oil or butter you use to cook the food.

    Is it better to roast a chicken fast or slow? ā€ŗ

    Oven Temperature

    Go low and slow for a very tender, falling-off-the-bone flesh and softer skin (say, 300 to 350 degrees for 1 Ā½ to 2 hours or so). Or roast it fast and furiously for less time for crisp, dark brown skin and firmer, chewier flesh (between 375 and 500 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours).

    Is 400 too high for chicken? ā€ŗ

    The best way to bake chicken breasts is the oven is at 400 F. Simply drizzle some olive oil in the bottom of your baking dish, season your skinless chicken breasts generously and add a pat of butter on top of each chicken breast.

    Is it better to bake chicken legs at 350 or 400? ā€ŗ

    We have found that baking chicken drumsticks at 400Ā°F gives the best results for juicy, moist dark meat with crispy skin. You'll know they are done when they reach an internal temperature of 165Ā°F when tested with a digital meat thermometer in the thickest part of the drumstick without touching the bone.

    Is it better to bake chicken low and slow or high and fast? ā€ŗ

    Question: When I cook chicken, it always comes out tough. Am I cooking it too long, too short, too high or too low? The slower you cook chicken, the better. That's the overall rule for cooking protein.

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