Simple Whole Roast Chicken
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 whole chickens approx 1.2kg to 1.5kg each (that's about 3 pounds, organic free range if possible)
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder (buy from iherb or amazon)
  • 2 tbsp onion powder (buy from iherb or amazon)
  • 2 tbsp paprika (buy from iherb or amazon)
  • 3 tsp natural sea salt (buy on iherb or amazon)
  • 1-2 tsp pepper (buy from iherb or amazon)
  • olive oil
  • 1-2 large sweet potato skin on
  • half a bunch of flat leaf parsley
  • serve with fresh in season salad & veggies (in the picture I have sliced purple carrots, cucumber, radish, chopped parsley, simple coral lettuce in olive oil & balsamic and fermented veggies if you have any on hand (or check out my recipes page for some fermented veggie & salad recipes)
Instructions
  1. wash and pat dry the chickens
  2. in a large bowl or container, place the chickens and rub the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and salt evenly, set aside for 2 hours or till the next day
  3. if the chickens have been in the fridge, take them out at least 30 minutes before cooking
  4. pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees (390 farenheit)
  5. drizzle a generous amount of olive oil over the chickens and rub evenly
  6. place the chickens on a roasting rack in the middle of the oven
  7. place the sweet potato in the oven with the chickens
  8. roast for 45 mins, then turn the chickens and sweet potato over
  9. roast the chickens for another 30 mins
  10. while the chickens continue to cook, wash and prep your veggies and salad
  11. if using a platter as pictured, place the veggies on the platter with a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, salt & pepper
  12. the chickens should be nice and brown with crispy skin
  13. use a meat thermometer to check if it's cooked through (buy from iherb or amazon)
  14. remove the chickens and sweet potato on a platter
  15. break the skin of the sweet potato to expose the flesh then give it a quick mash with a fork
  16. allow the chickens to sit for 10 minutes before serving
  17. Enjoy!
Recipe by Intuitive Food Design at https://intuitivefooddesign.com/food_recipe/simple-whole-roast-chicken/