This recipe is all about the roasting method. It consistently comes out perfect. You could use a different rub.
Spiced Roasted Chicken
Lee Harrelson
While it's easy enough to buy a rotisserie chicken, roasting chicken at home allows you to control the sodium, flavorings, and quality of ingredients. Preparation is simple, while cooking is hands-off. Serve with Quick Carrot and Raisin Salad and mashed potatoes.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 5 ounces meat)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 185
- Calories from fat: 31%
- Fat: 6.4g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g
- Protein: 29g
- Carbohydrate: 0.8g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 92mg
- Iron: 2.1mg
- Sodium: 403mg
- Calcium: 27mg
Ingredients
- 1 (3 3/4-pound) whole roasting chicken
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed, crushed
- 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Cooking spray
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken; trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.
- Combine oregano, cumin seed, garlic, oil, salt, and ground cumin in a small bowl. Rub seasoning mixture under loosened skin and over breasts and drumsticks. Tie ends of legs together with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack coated with cooking spray, and place rack in a roasting pan.
- Bake at 375° for 40 minutes.
- Increase oven temperature to 450° (do not remove chicken from oven); bake an additional 12 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the meaty part of thigh registers 165°. Remove chicken from pan; let stand 15 minutes. Remove skin from chicken; discard.
Note:
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Spiced Roasted Chicken Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Kid-Friendly
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- COOKING METHOD: Roast
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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