Spice Rubbed Flattened Roast Chicken

Spice Rubbed Flattened Roast Chicken

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!

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
60 mins
Additional Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 30 mins
Yield:
6 servings
Servings:
6

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)

458
Calories
23g
Fat
33g
Carbs
31g
Protein
Nutrition Facts
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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