"Roasted chicken, carrots with olives, and lemon" is a flavorful and nutritious dish that makes for a perfect meal any day of the week. This recipe combines tender chicken, roasted carrots, briny olives, and slices of lemon to create a delightful balance of flavors. The succulent chicken is seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices, while the carrots and olives add a touch of sweetness and saltiness. The lemon adds a bright, citrusy note that perfectly complements the richness of the chicken and vegetables. Whether you're looking for a quick weeknight dinner or a special dish for a gathering, "roasted chicken, carrots with olives, and lemon" is sure to impress.
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ROASTED CARROTS WITH LEMON
Roast split carrots with lemon slices and fresh rosemary for a flavorful side dish.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Halve each carrot lengthwise. Toss on a rimmed baking sheet with the oil, lemon slices, rosemary and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Roast, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.
ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON
Steps:
- Working carefully to prevent tearing, loosen the skin over as much of the chicken as possible by slipping your hand under it. Rub the chicken flesh lightly with salt, and slide the herbs under the skin. (You should be able to see them through the skin.)
- Place all the lemon in the chicken's cavity, and cover the chicken in plastic wrap or foil. Refrigerate overnight.
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly coat the bottom of a roasting pan with olive oil. Unwrap the chicken and place it breast side up in the pan, surrounded by any vegetables to be roasted. Drizzle the vegetables with oil, turning them to coat well. Roast for 20 minutes, then baste the chicken and vegetables with pan juices. If there are no juices, add 1/4 cup water to the pan, scraping the bottom, and baste.
- Reduce temperature to 325 degrees. Continue basting every 10 to 15 minutes until the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced at the thigh, about 20 minutes to a pound. Roast vegetables until browned and caramelized, removing when cooked to taste.
- Transfer the chicken to a platter and keep warm. Remove the lemon from the cavity and place in the roasting pan, mashing it a bit to release the juices. Place pan on low heat and add the chicken stock, scraping the bottom of the pan. Carve the chicken, adding any juices to the pan. Pour the hot juices into a pitcher or gravy boat. Serve the chicken and vegetables, passing the juices separately.
LEMON-ROASTED CHICKEN
I heard about this "engagement chicken" on the radio, and searched it out online and read how a few different people did it. Here is my variation on it - guaranteed to result in super moist lemon-roasted chicken! And yes - I did get proposed to within 3 months of making it! Looks super pretty and tastes amazing! I usually pair the chicken with a lasagna or a vegetable medley.
Provided by Sential
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Rinse chicken thoroughly with cold water, empty the cavity, and pat chicken dry with paper towels.
- Place chicken, breast-side down, into a roasting pan. Squeeze juice from 1 1/2 lemons over chicken.
- Mix salt and pepper together in a small bowl and spread mixture all over chicken using your hands.
- Roll 2 lemons on the countertop to soften them a bit. Puncture several times with a fork and cram into the cavity of the chicken.
- Place roasting pan in the preheated oven and lower temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Pull out chicken and turn over using wooden spoons or tongs. Return to the oven and continue to bake until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear when the thigh is pricked with a fork, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Let chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving. Cut remaining lemon into slices. Transfer chicken to a serving dish and garnish with lemon slices and fresh rosemary. Pour juices from the roasting pan over the chicken to make it super juicy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 382.2 calories, Carbohydrate 13.8 g, Cholesterol 121.2 mg, Fat 21.8 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 39.8 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1440.5 mg
BRAISE-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND CARROTS
A spatchcock chicken sits atop a simple broth with carrots, onion, and lemon, creating a delicious gravy while roasting.
Provided by hello angie
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Cut backbone from chicken using kitchen shears and save backbone for another use. Flip chicken, breast-side up, and forcefully press chicken down to flatten; season generously with salt.
- Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe cast iron skillet over medium-high heat; pan-fry chicken, skin-side down, until golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate, skin-side up.
- Cook and stir onion in oil in the same skillet until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Continue cooking until most of the beer is reduced, 2 to 4 minutes more. Stir chicken broth, carrots, lemon, rosemary, and thyme into beer mixture. Arrange chicken, skin-side up, over vegetables.
- Roast in the preheated oven until chicken is golden brown and crispy, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Transfer chicken and vegetables to a large platter and let rest, uncovered.
- Bring remaining broth and juices in the skillet to a boil and cook until sauce is thickened, about 10 minutes. Season sauce with salt.
- Slice chicken and serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 736.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13.6 g, Cholesterol 275 mg, Fat 42.5 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 70.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 584.3 mg, Sugar 5 g
OLIVE OIL-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CARAMELIZED CARROTS
Think of this as a weeknight chicken confit, cooked low and slow in plenty of olive oil along with sweet carrots and tangy lemon slices. Save that leftover oil and use it to roast vegetables, fry eggs, jump-start a pasta sauce or, of course, cook more chicken.
Provided by Alison Roman
Categories dinner, poultry, main course
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- If the carrots have their green tops, trim them so that the stems are about 1/2- to 1-inch long. Save the greens for garnish or for using in salsa verde or pesto. (They can be treated like parsley.)
- Arrange chicken in a large shallow baking dish or shallow braising pot - about 2 1/2 to 3 quarts - so that the legs are snug and lying flat. Scatter garlic head halves, carrots, lemon slices and oregano sprigs among the chicken pieces, nestling everything in there. (It's O.K. if the carrots stick out a bit.) Pour the olive oil over the chicken and vegetables. (Yes, you're using all that oil! Don't worry, it can be repurposed; see Tip.) Season again with salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven, uncovered, and roast until the chicken is so tender it nearly falls off the bone and the carrots and lemons are nicely caramelized, 55 to 65 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Divide chicken, vegetables and lemons among plates (or serve straight from the dish it was cooked in). Scatter with carrot tops, if you have them, and more oregano before eating. Reserve the leftover schmaltzy olive oil in the baking dish for another purpose.
TWO LEMON-CORIANDER ROAST CHICKENS
Good cooks know that if you're going to roast one chicken, you might as well roast two, and here's the recipe to do it.
Provided by Ananda Eidelstein
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Grate lemon zest into a small bowl; cut 1 lemon in half. Reserve remaining lemon for serving or another use. Add oil, coriander, garlic, several grinds of pepper, and 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon salt to zest in bowl; whisk to combine.
- Place chickens, breast side up, on a rimmed baking sheet fitted with a wire rack. Pat dry with paper towels. Using your fingertips, loosen skin from breasts, being careful not to tear. Season cavities evenly with several grinds of pepper and remaining ½ teaspoon salt.
- Rub lemon-coriander oil all over chickens, including under loosened skin. Stuff each cavity with 1 lemon half and 1 onion half. Tie legs together with kitchen twine and tuck wing tips under.
- Roast for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Continue roasting until chickens are golden brown and crispy and a thermometer inserted in thickest portion of thighs registers 165°F, 1 hour, 5 minutes to 1 hour, 15 minutes. Let chickens rest for 10 minutes. Discard lemon and onion halves. Carve and serve.
ROASTED CARROTS WITH LEMON AND OLIVES
This is my favorite carrot dish. It is a great twist for a simple vegetable. Use it as a side for a Mediterranean dinner, or for a satisfying snack during the day. The combination of lemon and olives adds so much flavor.
Provided by Finicky
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F
- Combine the carrots, garlic, olive oil, and lemon in a shallow baking dish. Stir to blend.
- Bake, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender and lightly browned, about 45 minutes. Add the olives. Bake 10 minutes longer. Make sure carrots are cooked through, and remove from oven. Voila!
LEMON ROASTED CHICKEN WITH CARROTS AND POTATOES
Adapted by Kristen Swensson at Serious Eats, from a recipe in _Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking_ by Marcella Hazan. If you use a bigger bird, you will get more servings (and lots of leftovers).
Provided by DrGaellon
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Remove giblets from cavity of chicken. Wash chicken thoroughly in cold water, both inside and out. Remove any loose bits of fat. Pat dry thoroughly with paper towels. Sprinkle a generous amount of salt and black pepper on the chicken, rubbing it with your fingers over all its body and into its cavity.
- Wash the lemons in cold water and dry them with a towel. Soften each lemon by placing it on a counter and rolling it back and forth as you put firm downward pressure on it with the palm of your hand. Puncture the lemons in at least 20 places each, using a sturdy round toothpick, a trussing needle, a sharp-pointed fork, or similar implement.
- Place both lemons in the bird's cavity. Close up the opening with toothpicks or with trussing needle and string; do not seal it completely airtight, or the bird may explode. Run kitchen string from one leg to the other, tying it at both knuckle ends. Leave the legs in their natural position without pulling them tight. If the skin is unbroken, the chicken will puff up as it cooks, and the string serves only to keep the thighs from spreading apart and splitting the skin.
- Put the chicken into a roasting pan, breast facing down. Arrange the carrots and potatoes around it. Place the pan in the upper third of the preheated oven. After 30 minutes, stir the carrots and potatoes and turn the chicken over to have the breast face up. When turning it, try not to puncture the skin. If kept intact, the chicken will swell like a balloon, which makes for an arresting presentation at the table later. Do not worry too much about it, however, because even if it fails to swell, the flavor will not be affected.
- Cook for 30 to 35 minutes more, then turn the oven up to 400°F Stir the potatoes and carrots again, ensuring they are covered with the chicken juice, and cook for 20 minutes more. (Total cooking time should be 20 to 25 minutes per pound.).
- Whether your bird has puffed up or not, bring it to the table whole and leave the lemons inside until it is carved and opened. The juices that run out are perfectly delicious. Be sure to spoon them over the chicken slices. The lemons will have shriveled up, but they still contain some juice; if you squeeze them, they may squirt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 901.5, Fat 53.6, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 243.8, Sodium 317.4, Carbohydrate 43.8, Fiber 8.6, Sugar 6.9, Protein 62.2
ROAST CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CARROTS
The secret to tender, juicy, delicious Roast Chicken Breasts with Carrots? Bake them with a mixture of Italian dressing and fresh lemon juice and use young whole carrots for extra flair. Try Roast Chicken Breasts with Carrots for dinner tonight.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Spread garlic onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with carrots and chicken.
- Mix dressing and lemon juice until blended; pour over chicken and carrots. Sprinkle with parsley, thyme and pepper.
- Bake 18 to 20 min. or until chicken is done (165°F), turning chicken and spooning pan juices over chicken and carrots after 10 min.
- Serve chicken and carrots topped with pan juices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 280 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 25 g
ROASTED CHICKEN WITH OLIVES, LEMON, AND GARLIC
Think there's no way to improve upon perfectly roasted chicken? Think again. At Herbsaint we would have to appoint someone to guard the pans while these birds cooled, or they would all end up wingless! In this recipe, the addition of rosemary, garlic, lemon, and olives perfumes the meat and suggests a world of accompaniments: steamed artichokes, just-cooked angel hair pasta, fluffy couscous, a salad of pungent greens with crusty bread for sopping up the juices. When it comes to wine, consider serving a rosé or a white from the Rhone valley.
Yield makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Place a 13 × 9-inch roasting pan in the oven.
- Rinse the chicken and use paper towels to pat it dry, inside and out. Squeeze 1 of the lemon quarters over the skin and rub the juice around with your fingers. Using your fingers to gently separate the skin from the breast, place a couple of the garlic cloves and some of the lemon zest under the skin of the breast on each side. Let it sit about 10 minutes, then pat the bird dry again, rub the skin with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and season with the salt, pepper, red pepper, and some of the chopped rosemary. Make an incision on the inside of each thigh and insert a garlic clove. Place 3 of the garlic cloves in the cavity, along with the rosemary sprigs and 2 of the lemon quarters.
- You may tie the legs together over the cavity, if you like. Place the chicken breast side up in the preheated roasting pan. Bake for about 30 minutes, watching to make sure the chicken starts to brown. Carefully loosen the chicken from the pan with a spatula and turn it over to brown the underside.
- At this point, lower the oven heat to 400°F. Add the remaining tablespoon olive oil to the pan, then scatter the onion, olives, remaining garlic, lemon quarters and zest, and chopped rosemary around the chicken and cook for about 15 minutes. Turn the chicken over again and stir the onion, olives, and garlic around a little. Cook another 10-15 minutes to re-crisp the skin.
- When the chicken is a deep golden brown, remove it from the oven and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and collect any juices that drain. Tilt the roasting pan and spoon off the fat, if desired. Stir the olives, onion, and lemon around, pressing on the lemon a little to extract the juice. Add the chicken juices to the pan and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan to incorporate them into the mixture. Spoon the juicy olive-onion mixture around the chicken and serve.
ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON, RAMPS, AND GREEN OLIVES
Ramps, with their wild, garlicky flavor, have become the seasonal poster child of spring, and for good reason. Here, they join tart lemon and briny green olives in a chicken dish that might become your new Passover favorite. Can't find ramps? Scallions work just as well.
Provided by Leah Koenig
Categories Chicken Roast Passover Kid-Friendly Small Plates
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Fry lemon slices until just beginning to brown, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a plate and reserve oil in pan.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Return pan to medium-high heat. Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, cook chicken, without turning, until skin is nicely browned and crisped, 7-8 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken, skin-side up, to a large roasting pan; repeat with remaining chicken. Reserve skillet (do not wash).
- Arrange reserved lemon slices and ramps around chicken pieces. Transfer roasting pan to oven and cook until chicken is cooked through (it should reach an internal temperature of 165°F), 25-30 minutes. Transfer chicken, lemon slices, and ramps to a serving platter, reserving pan juices.
- Heat reserved skillet over medium; add garlic and shallots and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add olives and thyme and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine and cook, stirring, until reduced by about half, 2-3 minutes. Using a spoon, transfer chicken juices from roasting pan to skillet and cook until thickened, 3-5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce around chicken and garnish with fresh parsley.
Tips:
- Select the Right Chicken: Choose a whole chicken that is plump and has evenly distributed fat. A 3 to 4-pound chicken is a good size for this recipe.
- Prepare the Carrots: Scrub the carrots well and cut them into 2-3 inch pieces. You can leave the skin on for added flavor and nutrients.
- Use Fresh Herbs: Fresh herbs like thyme and rosemary add a delicious aroma and flavor to the dish. If you don't have fresh herbs, you can use dried herbs, but use half the amount.
- Roast the Chicken and Vegetables Together: Roasting the chicken and vegetables together allows the flavors to meld and create a delicious, cohesive dish.
- Don't Crowd the Pan: Make sure the chicken and vegetables have enough space in the roasting pan so that they can cook evenly.
- Baste the Chicken Regularly: Basting the chicken with the pan juices helps keep it moist and flavorful.
- Use a Meat Thermometer: To ensure that the chicken is cooked through, use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature has reached 165°F (74°C).
- Let the Chicken Rest: Before carving, let the chicken rest for 10-15 minutes. This allows the juices to redistribute throughout the meat, resulting in a more tender and flavorful chicken.
Conclusion:
This roasted chicken with carrots and olives is a simple yet flavorful dish that is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. The combination of tender chicken, roasted vegetables, and tangy olives makes for a delicious and satisfying meal. Serve it with a side of mashed potatoes or rice for a complete and comforting meal. With its easy-to-follow instructions and helpful tips, this recipe is a great choice for both beginner and experienced cooks. The roasted chicken is juicy and flavorful, while the carrots and olives add a delightful sweetness and savory touch. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to enjoy this delicious and satisfying dish!
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