This Moroccan-inspired roast chicken will become your new favourite Sunday night dinner. Making the whole meal in a roasting pan means you can just pop it in the oven and forget about it!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Gay Lea Spreadables Butter, Cinnamon & Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 (2 1/2 to 3 pound) whole chicken
- 1 pound baby potatoes
- 2 large carrots, scrubbed and sliced
- 2 large parsnips, scrubbed and sliced
- 2 green onions, roughly chopped
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Blend Spreadables butter with ginger, lemon zest, cumin, garlic, salt, and pepper until well combined; set aside.
Step 2
Place chicken, back-side-up, with neck facing away on a cutting board. Use a chef's knife or poultry shears to cut along each side of the backbone. Remove and discard backbone. Turn chicken over; turn legs drumsticks-inward and press on breastbone to flatten. Place chicken, cut-side-down in a roasting pan.
Step 3
Melt 3 tablespoons (45 mL) butter mixture; toss with potatoes, carrots, parsnips, and green onions. Scatter around chicken.
Step 4
Carefully loosen skin over breast meat, legs, and thighs using fingertips. Spread remaining butter mixture evenly under and over skin of chicken.
Step 5
Roast, basting occasionally, for 60 to 75 minutes (or until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F/74 degrees C in thigh and breast meat).
Step 6
Cover and rest for 10 minutes. Carve chicken into portions and serve with vegetables.
Tips:
Use Spreadables Butter, Original flavour instead of the Cinnamon & Brown Sugar for an equally delicious roast.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
Calories 458 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat23g | 29% |
Saturated Fat8g | 39% |
Cholesterol102mg | 34% |
Sodium343mg | 15% |
Total Carbohydrate33g | 12% |
Dietary Fiber6g | 23% |
Total Sugars8g | |
Protein31g | |
Vitamin C32mg | 159% |
Calcium72mg | 6% |
Iron3mg | 18% |
Potassium961mg | 20% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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