Dinner

Roti -Roasted Chicken is for Dinner.

Roti -Roasted Chicken takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Roti -Roasted Chicken takes 120 minutes to cook.

Roti -Roasted Chicken makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Roti -Roasted Chicken are:

Ingredients

* 1 (4 lb) roasting chickens (at least 4 pounds preferred)
* 2 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
* 1 teaspoon rosemary
* 2 fresh garlic cloves
* 1 teaspoon pepper
* 3/4-1 teaspoon salt
* olive oil (optional)

Here is how you make Roti -Roasted Chicken:

1 - Preheat oven to 425 degrees.2 - Rinse and pat chicken dry.3 - If your chicken has a neck and giblets, put them in a small pot, cover with water and a little onion (dry onion or powder work too) and carrots if you have them and a little the same herbs used in the chicken, bring to a boil and then simmer for about an hour, strain this and use for your gravy for extra flavor - you can also cook in canned low sodium chicken broth, for more flavor.4 - Mix together all your herbs and spices, rub together with your fingers or if you have a mortar and pestle, grind them a few times to blend.5 - Gently lift the skin from either side of the breast and using your finger push some of the herb mix under each side.6 - Turn over the chicken and make a small slit behind each thigh and push some herb mix under the thigh skin (this step is optional, but it makes the thighs extra tasty).7 - Place you chicken in a roasting pan that has been sprayed or lightly oiled, if roasting a single chicken, a cast iron frying pan is perfect for this.8 - If using the olive, rub or drizzle over the chicken then, rub or sprinkle extra herb mix all over the outside of the chicken (do this even without the oil, a little extra salt and pepper in the cavity is also a good thing.9 - You have 2 options, #1 - turn the chicken breast side down on a rack that has also been sprayed or oiled, half way through cooking turn breast up; #2 - cook the entire time breast up, the breast skin usually tears for me so I do #2, but #1 can make the breast meat a little moister.10 - Roast for 1 3/4 - 2 hours or until chicken register 180 degrees on your meat thermometer, be sure and poke a thick part of the chicken meat and don't get too near the bone. Length of time will vary with chicken size.11 - Check chicken at an hour and a half, herbs and spice on top are getting too dark loosely tent top with a piece of foil (spray first).12 - When done, place chicken on platter and let rest for 5- 10 minutes while you make the gravy. Drain off excess fat and make your gravy.--------Serves 4-6Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RAPTUREBOY.

The nutritional information for Roti -Roasted Chicken is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 346.6

• Total Fat: 8.4 g
• Cholesterol: 196.5 mg
• Sodium: 519.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 2.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 61.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Roti -Roasted Chicken is Low Carb