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Happy Roast Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 lemons cut in half
6 large cloves garlic ( or 1 T of granulated garlic)
1 four pound chicken (ours were 6 lbs)

1 T cold butter
2 T Dijon mustard
squeeze of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
fresh rosemary in cavity

Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Pour the wine into a 10 inch cast iron skillet or the roasting pan you plan to use. I used a roasting pan and lined it with aluminum foil
Place the lemon halves and garlic cloves and rosemary sprig into chicken cavity. Slide half of the butter underneath the skin of each breast. Rub the chicken all over with Dijon Mustard and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Place chicken in skillet or roaster pan. Bake in the hot oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and continue baking until no longer pick at bone 170 degrees in the breast 180 in the thigh. about an hour more. Remove the chicken from oven, tent with aluminum foil and allow to rest 15 minutes before slicing

Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
15 min plus baking
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
We cooked two chickens at once in a roaster pan. The chicken was very good and made good broth for the next day.

 

 

 

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