Roast Chicken and Root Vegetables with Mustard-Rosemary Sauce
- 1/3 cup whole grain Dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 7 1/2- to 8-pound roasting chicken, rinsed, giblets removed
- 2 large red onions, each cut into 8 wedges, peeled
- 1 1/2 pounds small turnips, peeled if desired, each turnip cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 pound peeled baby carrots
- 1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Whisk mustard, oil, and rosemary in bowl.
- Place chicken in large roasting pan.
- Brush with half of mustard mixture.
- Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 170F, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, brush large baking sheet with oil.
- Reserve 1 tablespoon mustard mixture for sauce.
- Toss onions, turnips, and carrots with remaining mustard mixture in bowl.
- Spread out on baking sheet.
- Roast until tender and beginning to brown, stirring twice, about 1 hour.
- Transfer chicken to platter.
- Spoon off fat from juices in pan.
- Place pan atop 2 burners.
- Whisk in broth and reserved mustard mixture.
- Boil until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken on platter; surround with vegetables.
- Serve with sauce.
whole grain dijon mustard, olive oil, rosemary, chicken, red onions, carrots, chicken broth
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roast-chicken-and-root-vegetables-with-mustard-rosemary-sauce-105685 (may not work)