Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Onions

Gluten Free
Health score
36%
Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Onions
420 min.
6
1092kcal

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Prepare to indulge in the comforting delight of a classic Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Onions, a dish that embodies the essence of home-cooked warmth and flavor. This gluten-free recipe is perfect for family gatherings or a cozy dinner party, offering a generous serving size of six that will satisfy even the heartiest appetites. With a total cooking time of just seven hours, including marinating, you’ll find that the hands-on preparation is well worth the wait.

Imagine succulent chickens, lovingly seasoned and stuffed with fragrant garlic and rosemary, roasting to perfection in your oven. As they bubble away in a savory bath of white wine and broth, the aroma fills your kitchen, coaxing everyone to gather around in anticipation. Juicy chicken paired alongside crispy Yukon Gold potatoes and sweet, caramelized onions make for a harmony of textures and flavors on your dinner plate.

This dish not only tantalizes your taste buds—with a memorable balance of rich, savory goodness—but also embraces the simplicity and heartiness that make comfort food so beloved. Whether you’re serving it as a hearty lunch, a grand main course at dinner, or simply want to impress your guests, this Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Onions is bound to become a cherished staple in your culinary repertoire. So don your apron, gather your ingredients, and embark on this deliciously rewarding journey!

Ingredients

  • 6.5 pound roasting chickens 
  • 0.5 cup wine dry white
  •  garlic clove peeled unpeeled thinly sliced
  • 0.3 cup olive oil extra virgin extra-virgin
  • large onion 
  • teaspoon pepper black freshly ground (for seasoning)
  • small rosemary fresh chopped
  • teaspoons sea salt fine (for seasoning)
  • tablespoons butter unsalted room temperature ()
  • 0.5 cup water 
  • pounds yukon gold potatoes peeled cut into 3/4-inch wedges

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • cutting board

Directions

  1. Wash chickens; pat dry. Starting at neckend, slide fingers under breast skin. Slide2 rosemary sprigs and several garlic slicesonto each breast half. Rub outside of eachchicken with 1 teaspoon sea salt and 1/2teaspoon pepper. Fold wing tips under; tielegs together. Wrap in plastic; chill 4 hours.
  2. Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rackin bottom third of oven; preheat to 375°F.
  3. Spread 1 tablespoon butter all over eachchicken.
  4. Place chickens, breast side down,on rack set on large rimmed baking sheet.
  5. Pour wine and water onto baking sheet.
  6. Coat another large rimmed bakingsheet with nonstick spray. Toss potatoes,onions, chopped rosemary, unpeeled garliccloves, and olive oil in large bowl; spreadvegetables on prepared sheet and sprinklewith salt and pepper.
  7. Place chickens ontop rack of oven and vegetables on bottomrack. Roast 30 minutes. Turn chickensover; stir vegetables. Roast chickens untilthermometer inserted into thickest partof thigh registers 160°F, about 45 minuteslonger.
  8. Let chickens rest 15 minutes.Continue roasting vegetables until brownand tender, about 30 minutes longer.
  9. Transfer 1 chicken to cutting board;reserve second for soup (recipe follows).
  10. Remove rack from baking sheet; scrape panjuices into small bowl. Spoon off fat. Carvechicken on cutting board; reserve carcassfor soup. Arrange chicken and vegetableson platter.
  11. Serve with pan juices.
  12. Per serving:573 calories,27 g fat,5 g fiber
  13. Bon Appétit

Nutrition Facts

Calories1092kcal
Protein24.98%
Fat57.81%
Carbs17.21%

Properties

Glycemic Index
42.96
Glycemic Load
30.31
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
40.743043307377%

Flavonoids

Malvidin
0.01mg
Catechin
0.15mg
Epicatechin
0.11mg
Hesperetin
0.08mg
Naringenin
0.08mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.02mg
Isorhamnetin
2.51mg
Kaempferol
2.15mg
Myricetin
0.04mg
Quercetin
11.77mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1091.63kcal
54.58%
Fat:68.54g
105.44%
Saturated Fat:19.55g
122.21%
Carbohydrates:45.93g
15.31%
Net Carbohydrates:39.92g
14.52%
Sugar:4.1g
4.56%
Cholesterol:318.53mg
106.18%
Sodium:1041.35mg
45.28%
Alcohol:2.06g
100%
Alcohol %:0.38%
100%
Protein:66.63g
133.25%
Vitamin B3:25.54mg
127.71%
Vitamin B6:1.91mg
95.45%
Phosphorus:743.29mg
74.33%
Vitamin C:57.54mg
69.74%
Vitamin A:3152.26IU
63.05%
Selenium:42.85µg
61.21%
Vitamin B12:3.56µg
59.32%
Potassium:1758.18mg
50.23%
Vitamin B5:4.42mg
44.16%
Vitamin B2:0.71mg
41.58%
Iron:7mg
38.87%
Zinc:5.39mg
35.95%
Folate:139.9µg
34.98%
Magnesium:128.87mg
32.22%
Manganese:0.6mg
30.2%
Vitamin B1:0.42mg
28.09%
Copper:0.49mg
24.73%
Fiber:6.01g
24.05%
Vitamin K:10.9µg
10.39%
Vitamin E:1.44mg
9.61%
Calcium:84.57mg
8.46%
Source:Epicurious