When it comes to Dutch oven cooking, few dishes are as comforting and flavorful as orange roasted chicken. With its crispy skin, juicy meat, and zesty citrus flavor, this one-pot wonder is a delight for both the eyes and the taste buds. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a novice in the kitchen, this comprehensive guide will walk you through the process of creating a mouthwatering Dutch oven orange roasted chicken that will impress your family and friends.
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DUTCH OVEN ORANGE ROAST CHICKEN
I love using my Fontignac enamel Dutch oven. From that, I created this French country-style chicken dish. The chicken always comes out so moist and tender! Adding potatoes and carrots makes it a full meal in one recipe. It also produces a generous amount of stock for dressing and gravy that night as well as soup or chili with the leftovers the next day. My husband loves it!
Provided by Holly Johnson
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 2h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in the bottom of a Dutch oven over medium heat. Lightly saute 1/2 of the onions and 2 cloves garlic in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Place the orange, remaining onion quarters, and parsley in the cavity of the chicken. Tie the legs together with string and place in the Dutch oven. Sprinkle lemon and herb seasoning, kosher salt, and pepper evenly over top. Add potatoes, carrots, wine, and sauteed onion blend around chicken.
- Cook over low heat until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Transfer the Dutch oven to the preheated oven and roast until skin is crispy, about 15 minutes. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.2 calories, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 72.8 mg, Fat 15.3 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 25.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 253.3 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
ROASTED CHICKEN WITH ORANGE GLAZE
Steps:
- For the orange citrus glaze: Whisk together the orange juice, orange zest, honey, oregano, sherry vinegar, 2 large pinches of salt and a pinch of pepper. Slowly incorporate the canola oil to create an emulsion. Yield: about 1 cup
- For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and set a rack over the sheet.
- Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Coat the chicken with the canola oil and generously sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on the rack set over the baking sheet and roast in the oven until cooked through and the internal temperature is 165 degrees F, 40 to 50 minutes depending on the size of the chicken. In the last 10 minutes of cooking, brush the chicken with 2/3 cup of the orange citrus glaze in 5 minutes intervals. Let rest 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Reserve the remaining glaze for Roasted Asparagus with Orange Glaze.
- For the asparagus: Whisk together the orange juice, orange zest, honey, oregano, sherry vinegar, 2 large pinches of salt and a pinch of pepper. Slowly incorporate the canola oil to create an emulsion. Yield: about 1 cup
- For the asparagus: Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Toss the asparagus with the olive oil in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the asparagus to the hot baking sheet and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the asparagus to a serving platter. Drizzle with 1/3 cup of the orange citrus glaze and sprinkle with some orange zest.
DUTCH OVEN WHOLE ROAST CHICKEN
Simple preparation in a Dutch oven for a moist and delicious whole chicken.
Provided by Charlie Ciborek
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 3h50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine salt, brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, and chipotle pepper in a bowl. Rinse and pat chicken dry. Rub with seasoning blend, placing any excess in the cavity.
- Allow to rest at room temperature for up to 90 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place chicken in the bottom of a Dutch oven. Pour butter over the chicken. Cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 2 to 3 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from the oven and allow to rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
- Carve chicken and spoon over pan drippings before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.1 calories, Carbohydrate 9.2 g, Cholesterol 121.2 mg, Fat 12.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 37.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 2979.8 mg, Sugar 7.2 g
ROSEMARY-ORANGE ROASTED CHICKEN
Guests will fall in love at first sight of this impressive citrus and savory herb roasted chicken-a big hit when my best friend's mom came for a visit. -Sarah Vasques, Milford, New Hampshire
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine butter, minced rosemary, orange zest and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from the chicken; rub butter mixture under the skin. Brush chicken with orange juice. Sprinkle salt and remaining pepper over chicken and inside cavity., Place one onion and half of the apple inside the cavity. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Arrange carrot, celery, thyme, parsley, bay leaves, rosemary sprig and remaining onion and apple around chicken. Pour wine into pan., Roast 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, basting occasionally with drippings. Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly. Cover and let stand 15 minutes before carving., For gravy, pour drippings and loosened browned bits into a measuring cup. Skim fat. Add enough broth to the drippings to measure 1 cup. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add broth mixture and nutmeg if desired. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 635 calories, Fat 41g fat (19g saturated fat), Cholesterol 185mg cholesterol, Sodium 695mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 44g protein.
DUTCH OVEN ORANGE ROASTED CHICKEN
An interesting experiment... My goal was to get a bird from oven to table, as fast as possible (no brining) by utilizing a super-hot oven and the closed environment of the dutch oven. The result was a tender, VERY flavorful bird that would lend itself to many variations. Lemon/Oregano, Apple/cinammon, Lime/Cilantro.. etc...
Provided by Steve_G
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h20m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees while you're cleaning bird and prepping ingredients.
- Place a small rack in the bottom of a large dutch oven.
- Whisk the canola oil and soy sauce in a small bowl, Mix rub seasonings in a bag.
- Loosen the skin on the chicken with your hands and paint the canola/soy mixture UNDER the skin and in the cavity.
- Apply dry rub under skin and in cavity, it will stick very well to the soy/oil mix.
- put two onion quarters and two orange slices in the cavity.
- Use your hands to rub the last TB of oil all over the bird, Place bird breast side down in the dutch oven, place remaining orange slices& onion quarters around bird.
- You can toss in the neck and giblets in there too.
- Put the lid on the dutch oven and bake for 50 mins covered, Remove cover and bake for another 15-20 mins, until internal temp reaches 170 degrees the thickest part of the thigh.
- Allow to sit, uncovered for 10 mins before serving.
- The pan drippings make for an outstanding sauce, just deglaze with a bit more orange juice or some white wine, allow to thicken, season, strain and serve.
ROASTED ORANGE CHICKEN
Whole tangerines, peel and all, roast alongside chicken in a sweetened soy sauce that thickens into a glaze and lacquers the bird. The fruit wedges soften in the syrupy sauce while infusing it with their floral bittersweetness. Reminiscent of savory Cantonese soy sauce chicken and tangy American Chinese orange chicken, this dish also combines the warmth of ginger with the bit of heat from ground hot chiles. You can eat the tangerine wedges along with the chicken, which is delicious with its sauce over steamed rice or boiled noodles. Serve with stir-fried brussels sprouts or bok choy.
Provided by Genevieve Ko
Categories poultry, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Squeeze 1/4 cup juice from 2 to 3 tangerines into a small bowl; reserve the spent peels. Cut the remaining tangerines into wedges with their peels intact, and set aside. Add the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and cayenne to the tangerine juice and whisk until the sugar dissolves.
- Generously season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Tuck the wingtips behind the body. Stuff the tangerine peels and 6 ginger slices into the cavity, then tie the legs together using kitchen twine. Place in a large ovenproof skillet, and scatter the tangerine wedges and remaining 2 slices ginger around the chicken.
- Slowly pour the juice mixture all over the chicken, then slide the skillet into the oven. Roast for 30 minutes.
- Using a large spoon or baster, quickly and carefully coat the chicken with the pan sauce. Continue roasting, basting every 10 minutes, until the chicken is browned and cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes longer. An instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast should register 155 degrees and, in the leg, 170 degrees. The chicken will continue to cook while it rests.
- Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and let rest for about 5 minutes. If the pan sauce isn't already syrupy, bring it to a boil over medium-high heat on the stovetop. Be sure to wear oven mitts or use a kitchen towel to hold the skillet (the handle is hot). Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bubbles grow larger and paler brown, and the sauce is the consistency of syrup, about 5 minutes. Discard the ginger.
- Serve the chicken whole or carved with the glaze poured all over the meat. Arrange the tangerine wedges from the pan around the bird. You can eat them, if you'd like.
Tips:
- Use a whole chicken: A whole chicken is more flavorful than just chicken breasts or thighs. It also cooks more evenly in a Dutch oven.
- Dry the chicken thoroughly: Pat the chicken dry with paper towels before roasting it. This will help the skin crisp up.
- Season the chicken generously: Season the chicken inside and out with salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs and spices. You can also add a citrus rub or marinade for extra flavor.
- Roast the chicken at a high temperature: Roast the chicken at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. This will help the skin get crispy and the meat stay juicy.
- Baste the chicken with the pan juices: Every 20 minutes or so, baste the chicken with the pan juices. This will help keep the chicken moist and flavorful.
- Let the chicken rest before carving: Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving. This will help the juices redistribute throughout the meat.
Conclusion:
Dutch oven orange roasted chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. With its crispy skin, juicy meat, and flavorful orange sauce, this chicken is sure to be a hit with everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy chicken recipe, give this Dutch oven orange roasted chicken a try. You won't be disappointed!
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