Roast Chicken With A Twist Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN WITH A TWIST

Steps:

• Arrange chicken pieces in 9x13 pan, skin side up.
• Cut bacon in 2" lengths and lay over chicken.
• Bake uncovered at 350 for 45 minutes.
• Carefully, pour off some grease.
• Blend soups and sour cream; pour over chicken and continue to bake for another 30 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to serving dish.
• Mix cooked pasta with sauce mixture from baking pan and serve.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SPICES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rinse chicken with cool water, inside and out - then pat dry with paper towels.
• Combine the cinnamon stick, cloves, cayenne, cumin, fennel, coriander and paprika in a dry skillet over low heat and toast for a minute - just to release the fragrant oils - shake pan so spices don't scorch.
• In a clean coffee grinder, grind the toasted spices together with the sea salt and brown sugar.
• Massage the chicken skin with the spice rub, making sure you don't miss any spots.
• Season the inside of the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Stuff the lemon halves, cilantro and garlic into the cavity of the chicken.
• Place the chicken into a roasting pan, fitted with a rack, and fold the wing tips under the chicken and tie the legs together with kitchen string.
• Drizzle oil all over chicken. If you have the time, let the chicken sit for 30 minutes to really let the flavors meld into the chicken.
• Roast the chicken for one hour, then check with an instant read thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh - if it reads 160 degrees F, then it's done!
• Take the chicken out of the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before carving - so the juices can settle back into the meat.
• Squeeze the lemon halves that have cooked inside the chicken over the meat for added wow.