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Roasted Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
whole roasting chicken
herb butter (oregano, flat parsley, rosemary, salt and pepper)
1 orange, sliced
1 red onion sliced
3 bay leaves
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 F. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Make herb butter to taste. Gently lift skin of chicken and work herb butter underneath. Butter outside of chicken. Fill cavity with orange and red onion slices and bay leaves. Tie legs to close cavity with skewers or kitchen string. Place chicken breast side down in roasting pan. Don’t cover chicken. Cook for 25 minutes at 425 F. Then lower temperature to 350 to finish. Roast until internal temperature is 165 F.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Almost as delicious as the chicken we ate in Assisi! If you travel to Assisi, you must visit Trattoria da Erminio that is located in the upper part of the medieval district.

 

 

 

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