Roast Chicken and Vegetables
- 1 chicken (3-5 pounds)
- 12 cup beer (or wine ( I used the latter)
- 34 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups onions, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 cup carrot, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and halved
- 3 -4 fresh thyme (or rosemary, I used the latter) (optional)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons dry rub seasonings (your favorite or see recipe below)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Combine onion, celery, carrot, garlic and fresh herbs in mixing bowl with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
- Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil until all vegetables are well-coated.
- Set aside.
- Remove neck and giblets from chicken and discard.
- Rinse chicken inside and out, and pat dry with paper towels.
- Rub chicken lightly with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then rub inside and out with salt, pepper, and dry rub mixture.
- Set aside.
- Remove wire rack from roasting pan and place upright on a solid surface.
- Fill the inside circle of the roasting pan with 1/2 cup wine or beer.
- Slide chicken onto wire rack, and place chicken into roasting pan so wife rack rests inside the center circle.
- Carefully spoon the seasoned vegetables around the chicken outside the center circle and pour the chicken broth over vegetables.
- Carefully transfer into the oven or onto the grill.
- Cook the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees in the breast and 180 degrees in the thigh, or until the thigh juice runs clear when stabbed with a sharp knife.
- Approximately 45-50 minutes.
- Remove and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- For dry rube recipe, combine: 1 t ground black pepper; 1 t celery salt; 1 t dry mustard; 1 t cayenne; 1 t garlic powder; 1 t onion powder; 1 t brown sugar; 1 t sugar; 1 t paprika.
chicken, beer, chicken broth, onions, celery, carrot, garlic, thyme, olive oil, salt, black pepper, dry rub seasonings
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/roast-chicken-and-vegetables-464023 (may not work)