The Perfect Roast Chicken

[@Asimplepalate]

You can also add baby potatoes to the vegetables for a more complete meal! And remember, don't throw those bones away😉 You can freeze them if you don't have time to make stock when you make this chicken. Here's my recipe for homemade stock! (this also applies to your Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey bones) asimplepalate.com/blog/homemade-chicken-stock-with-leftover-roast-chicken/

[@EnlightnMe48]

@@Asimplepalate I'd never throw those bones away. I can feel your eyes 👀 watching me. 😄

[@Asimplepalate]

@@EnlightnMe48 😂

[@EnlightnMe48]

Just called my mom over my sister's. Told her what's for dinner next Tuesday. She's thrilled. 😂​@@Asimplepalate

[@Asimplepalate]

@@EnlightnMe48 Love to hear it!! 😊

[@Themikecosta]

Sweater’s so on point! Anyhoo, could I use this recipe on a whole ostrich? Asking for a friend…

[@thomasolsen6426]

We made your Roast Chicken, My wife can make a Turkey no problem, but chicken was always never right til now. Thank you, your recipe is delicious, The Chicken was moist and flavorful. She made this as a pre Thanksgiving meal before the real event.Thank you for this recipe it was a tremendously success.

[@Asimplepalate]

I'm really glad to hear this chicken recipe could be the one that worked for your wife! It means a lot. And great idea to do a pre-thanksgiving dinner to test all the recipes out AND get ready to roast a bigger bird. Appreciate you sharing so much!

[@DouglasJCook]

My wife bought a chicken yesterday so I thought it was a good time to try this recipe out. Calling it the 'perfect roast chicken' is right on the money. It's simple to make and packed with flavor. I have healthy rosemary and sage plants in my backyard so I had all the ingredients handy. The hour and 15 on cooking was right on the money for my 4.5 lb chicken. As usual the family raved about dinner tonight. I now have a few chicken recipes from you that's in my dinner rotation. Thanks again for another winner.

[@Asimplepalate]

I'm so glad it worked out for you and your family, Douglas :) I appreciate you sharing each experience with my recipes and am so glad you enjoyed this roast chicken! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[@lynnnelson6689]

Thanks for a very relaxing video as always. Perfect chicken as I do. The neck gives the drippings more flavor. * Good tip if the power goes off to keep the chicken in the oven - door closed. I once discarded the chicken because I didn't want anyone to get food poisoning. When in doubt, throw it out.

[@Asimplepalate]

Appreciate it so much! yes, I am always afraid of undercooked chicken so I didn't open the oven haha. So I get it if you had to toss it!

[@Anyonesguess421]

It looks great! Locally sourced poultry is the best. They leave the neck on intentionally. Ppl like to use it in homemade stocks, to flavor soups, gravy's & collard greens, etc. This dish would go nice with roasted pink potatoes to accompany the veggies. We're glad you saved the caucus to make stock. You can even use the leftover meat to make a great chicken salad. Utilizing as much of the animal as possible shows respect for the animal's sacrifice. They give their lives to put food on our tables. So utilizing as much of the animal as we can is being ethically responsible.

[@Asimplepalate]

@@Anyonesguess421 I couldn’t agree more!! They did give their lives so we could eat. Couldn’t have said it better!

[@johncornell3665]

Cant beat a delicious roast chicken. You made that look so good. Thanks Bethany!

[@Asimplepalate]

I totally agree, John! Thank you for the kind words😊

[@glleon80517]

Thanks, Bethany, this recipe looks lovely. I rarely cook an entire chicken, but now I want to! I will be smoking a turkey for Thanksgiving and the carcass and bones go into the stock pot and then into turkey soup. And I think you did a fine carving job, by the way!

[@Asimplepalate]

Thank you, George! I appreciate it on the carving 😅 and I've never had a smoked turkey but that sounds wonderful! And good on you for using the bones for turkey soup! It's something my mom always impressed upon me to never waste the bones :)

[@barrakouta]

Thanks Bethany! Nothing beats a classic roast chicken dish, and yours looks amazing! Note to self; do NOT throw those bones away before you've made a stock 🙂

[@Asimplepalate]

I appreciate it! When done right, it's delicious. Lol I realized I sound like my mom with those bones, but hey, quality stock is really expensive so it's worth it!😉

[@EnlightnMe48]

🤔 this would be another first for me. Never roasted a whole chicken before. Doesn't look complicated at all in this light. I do my family dinner night over my sister's on Tuesdays. This could be a new item on the menu for us to try. Thank you.❤

[@Asimplepalate]

It's so easy! You just have to do it right, or it can come out bland and dry. But that's never the case with this version! 😊

[@EnlightnMe48]

@@AsimplepalateI got delayed a week in making this, but you helped me knock another one out of the park over my sister's house, Bethany. It feels kind of awkward and personal 😂 handling a whole chicken for the first time, but I'm sure it got over it. It's going to be in the rotation for family night. You're appreciated.

[@geordiejones2]

Hi Bethany Well my friend your really going to be put to the test with this dish. In our village every year, the Church has a winter clean up, this is where we pick up any rubbish and tidy any areas etc etc. Sadly we only had a few volunteers this year, so in the parish Magazine i offered a full Sunday dinner with wine to all those that helped at 5pm in the village Hall. Well lets just say i have twelve to feed now, to which guess who's chicken recipe im going to use. I was already going to do Chicken, but this will be Chicken with a kick. Im going to serve it with Celeriac mash, honey glazed Parsnips, purple sprouting Broccoli, sweet roasted Chantel Carrots, and Chesnutt stuffing, and a Gravy from the juices of the Chicken, wish me Luck. Chris. PS - As its Halloween here tonight - What do you call a scary chicken ? A poultrygeist.

[@Asimplepalate]

Chris, that's a wonderful thing to do with your church for the community! I would happily help if we lived closer and join in on your feast - the menu sounds lovely! I hope everyone enjoys it and the roast chicken of course! 😊

[@geordiejones2]

@@Asimplepalate Hi Bethany Well our village clean up went really well on Sunday with 7 bags of rubbish collected (not bad for a year) Once the offer of a free Lunch got about we ended up with 15 to feed which was no problem. People were amazingly generous, with the wine being provided by a helper who owns a wine shop, and the fruit and vegetables supplied by a local farm shop owner, all I had to provided was the chickens, and Celeriac from my farm. Well I did two starters of Melon and cherry, and a Course Duck pate with wholemeal toast which I made in the summer. As for the main dish, I will give you two guesses what the favourite part was ?? Yes your Chicken recipe went down a treat, and people especially loved the fact that id placed herbs and butter under the skin, it made it so so tender. I made a Gravy from the stock and just added a few herbs, salt and black pepper. My additions went down really well also, to which people loved my Celeriac mash and home made Chesnutt stuffing. For pudding (or desert I think you call it) I made a very simple bread and butter with Vanilla custard (using real vanilla pods not a liquid) The only bad part of the day was all the dishes, oh there were so many !! On a side note, I have had four emails asking for your recipe for chicken, but only one for vanilla custard ☹ yes you win. Thanks so much for this Chicken recipe Bethany, Chris.

[@Asimplepalate]

@@geordiejones2 Chris, so wonderful to hear the response about the chicken (and your vanilla custard). I did laugh out loud at your side note about the emails 😂 Love that you all could come together to clean up your village. I truly am honored you included my recipe in such a lovely event! Thank you for sharing and always making me laugh!

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Nice video. Good idea to put the carrots and onions under the chicken. I have done that a few times, also with potatoes. Keep the innards. You can fry them separately or just cook them within the cavity. I also like to stuff the chicken with wedges of lemon and apple or pear. Selling chickens with the neck still on is common in many countries. Sometime the head and feet are also still on. I have always washed my hands frequently during the day, so I have no problem remembering to do so.

[@jefferythar5740]

Great recipe !! Gonna’ try this for sure !!!!

[@Asimplepalate]

Love to hear it! 😊

[@edotambro4674]

Perfect!!! Can't wait to make it. Love your videos 🥰❤️🤜🤛

[@barbaramaher8483]

😋❤

[@Asimplepalate]

Love you guys😘

[@debbyangenni4616]

Thank you, I am definitely going to do the chicken your way it looked so delicious 😋

[@Asimplepalate]

I hope you enjoy it if you try It!

[@lennybryan8099]

Looks delicious Bethany I'll give that a try 😊

[@louromeo23]

I made this chicken for Sunday dinner. It was delicious.😊

[@Asimplepalate]

I’m so glad to hear it was! I actually made it for Sunday dinner too this week. So happy to hear it:)

[@debbyangenni4616]

I also wanted to ask you where you bought the grater you used the other day it looks awesome I would love to buy one. Please let me know when you get this. Thank you

[@Asimplepalate]

I'm assuming you mean my standing grater? I get lots of questions about that one. Here's a link for it 🙂 amzn.to/4frTtZ3

[@amgymrat4546]

Mom is shocked I have yet to cook a whole chicken and here you go posting how to cook a whole chicken 🐔 the stars are aligning 😂 great video, think I’ll use this and attempt to do a smol chicken for thanksgiving 🤔😐

[@Asimplepalate]

🤣 sounds like the timing was right for this. This is the best way to learn how to roast a turkey! Helped me in preparation for the holidays when I learned :)

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you both for the video 👍🏻

[@calebkauffman6537]

love it, Bethany!

[@Thewatcherinthering336]

Looks yummy! Bethany, does placing the herbs etc into cavity really impart flavor? I’ve never done that, so I’m not sure. I can make a nice roast chicken, but it’s always kinda bland. I’ve never seasoned under the skin as well. Maybe that’s why. BTW, your gentle curls look very nice!💜😂

[@Asimplepalate]

Under the skin is key-far more important than flavoring the cavity. I tested this recipe a lot and always found that if I didn't do it under the skin, it came out bland because the skin was kind of blocking the seasoning from going through. I would definitely try that next time! And thank you for the kind compliment😊

[@Jeanneshomeandgarden]

I will be trying this, looks delicious ❤

[@zs4673]

Looks delish. Do you have a link for the roasting pan you used? Thank you!

[@Asimplepalate]

I do! amzn.to/4hshFwd :)

[@wejdanmina491]

First of all, I like ur cross necklace, ur very pretty! Also can we freeze the bones and make a chicken broth at a later time???

[@Asimplepalate]

Thank you 🙂 super kind! And yes, the bones from this video are actually frozen now because I didn't have time to make a stock with them this week. :)

[@Farid757]

Superb 🌹

[@carlosdanj]

Great video I would love how you cook and carve your thanksgiving turkey can you do this?

[@Asimplepalate]

I am not sure I'll get to a turkey this year, but I would do it exactly the same as my roast chicken just probably a stick of butter lol and a wet brine for the turkey overnight before the process. :)

[@carlosdanj]

@@Asimplepalate would really love to see you cook a turkey gorgeous especially see you rip the legs off the turkey you are absolutely gorgeous

[@salmontoya7065]

Thank you excellent you should been instructor on rifle range . Very easy to understand

[@Asimplepalate]

haha I appreciate that!

[@masterlee4370]

Great Job! Loved the power outage story too!

[@Asimplepalate]

hahah I appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed that :)

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Yes, the oven acted like a slow-cooker.

[@preddyvelagala]

Do you use conventional or convection settings for your oven

[@Asimplepalate]

yes I do use convection roast, but not every time! So you can use either :)

[@phyalfano953]

noticed didn't peel carrots, is this necessary?

[@Asimplepalate]

I never have, it's where a lot of nutrients are. But a lot of chefs and cooks like to peel them, so it's up to you :)

[@chrisperry7601]

Yummy

[@AmeeraliHabeebullah]

DO NOT THROW THE NECK PLEASE😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@dennyo7798]

I hope you use a quality digital thermometer. Do you realize that chicken can be cooker to an internal temp of 153f in the breast? Skin is rubber but the white meat is butter tender!

[@Jimmy-j6k]

❤❤It looks as beautiful as you as always!!❤❤😊