ROAST CHICKEN WITH PANCETTA AND OLIVES

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Oltranti and his family prepare this dish with rabbit, but it's equally appealing with chicken. Roasted with super-savory pancetta and olives, the garlicky meat stays moist in a shallow bath of white wine.

Provided by Toni Oltranti

Categories     Chicken     Garlic     Olive     Roast     Dinner     Bacon     White Wine     Family Reunion     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Paleo     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 chickens (about 3 1/2 pounds each), backbones cut out and each chicken cut into 12 pieces (see cooks' note, below)
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped thyme
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
1 tablespoon fine sea salt
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot red-pepper flakes
10 garlic cloves, peeled
2 (1/4-inch-thick) slices pancetta, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup dry white wine
24 oil-cured black olives

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.
  • Toss chicken with oil, thyme, rosemary, sea salt, red-pepper flakes, and 1 teaspoon pepper, rubbing mixture into chicken.
  • Arrange chicken, skin side up, in 1 layer in a 17-by 11-inch 4-sided sheet pan. Scatter garlic and pancetta on top and roast until chicken begins to brown, about 20 minutes. Drizzle wine over chicken and roast 8 minutes more. Scatter olives over chicken and roast until skin is golden brown and chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes more. Let stand 10 minutes.

Romeo Sumon
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Thank you for sharing this recipe!


Seengar ali Lashari
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5 stars all the way!


Isivile Mbelembushe
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This is the best roast chicken I've ever had!


Maedot Tadesse
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I'll be making this again and again!


Jason Maldonado
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This recipe is a winner!


Hussein Salem
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Definitely a keeper recipe!


cosy boy
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So good!


Nosipho Kubheka
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This dish was a hit with my family! The chicken was moist and flavorful, and the pancetta and olives added a nice salty and briny flavor. The herbs and garlic gave it a wonderful earthy flavor. I will definitely be making this dish again.


ntombi zohlanga
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The chicken came out perfectly cooked, with crispy skin and juicy meat. The pancetta and olives added a nice touch of flavor, and the herbs and garlic gave it a delicious savory flavor. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone looking for a


Benny G.
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This roast chicken is one of the most flavorful and moist chickens I've ever had. The pancetta and olives add a delicious salty and briny flavor to the chicken, and the herbs and garlic give it a wonderful earthy flavor. I will definitely be making t