It’s essentially: Season chicken, put in a pan (vegetables optional), and bake at a high temperature for about 1 hour. Yeah, that’s it. Literally anyone can do it — cooking experience or not. Let us show you how it’s done! This recipe is simple, requiring just 1 pan and 6 ingredients to make.
How to Make Roasted Chicken
There are plenty of methods out there for roasting a chicken, but our preferred is simple: Season, place in a baking pan, and roast at a high temperature (450 F / 232 C) for about 1 hour, depending on the size of your chicken. You can choose to roast in a roasting pan with or without a rack, but we haven’t found it necessary. You can also roast in a large cast-iron skillet, which has been our preferred method in the past. However, a baking pan is now our favorite as it allows a bit more room for vegetables like carrots and potatoes.
Tips for a Juicy Roasted Chicken with Crispy Skin
That’s it! I bolded the most important tips to highlight those that are truly essential. Lemon wedges and fresh herbs can also be added to the cavity of the chicken, but this is primarily for aromatics and more flavor (especially if making broth after the chicken is roasted). For the ultimate 1-pan meal experience, we love adding vegetables to the baking pan. Think carrots and potatoes! But you could also throw in some beets, sliced onion, or sweet potatoes. Root vegetables are best here. Also, we tried adding whole garlic cloves, but because it roasts for 1 hour at such a high temperature, we found they were prone to burning, so we recommend leaving them out. Once your chicken is roasted, all that’s left to do is rest, slice, and serve.
What to do with Leftover Roasted Chicken
Leftover chicken can be saved and enjoyed in many ways. We have a chicken soup recipe that’s perfect for that! In the meantime, it can be shredded and enjoyed on salads and sandwiches, in enchiladas (paired with this sauce!), in this Pumpkin Black Bean Soup, in pot pies, and more! It can also easily be frozen for later use so you’ll always have roasted chicken on hand.
How to Reheat Roasted Chicken
Roasted chicken can be reheated in a 350 F (175 C) oven until hot. But our preferred method is either microwaving or reheating in a skillet until hot. Also, roasted chicken doesn’t need to be heated at all as cold chicken on things like salads and sandwiches is actually quite delicious. We hope you LOVE this chicken! It’s: TenderFlavorfulSimple to makeVersatile& Incredibly delicious This would make the perfect entrée for meat eaters this holiday season and beyond. The seasonings are simple, the herbs are customizable, and the flavor is BIG. Best of all, we love how it cooks in one pan in minimal time and the carrots and potatoes bake right alongside it. Talk about a 1-pan meal!
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