Whole Roasted Chicken

Making a Whole Roasted Chicken is one of my favorite meals because not only is it easy, but it also is a meal that’ll feed us for more than one night. The best part of making a whole chicken in our household is we have leftovers for sandwiches or lunches the next day, then we can even make homemade chicken broth with the bones when we’re done with it. A meal that is budget-friendly and goes so far.

❤️ Why You’ll Love Whole Roasted Chicken

• Easy: This recipe has a quick and easy prep. Prep it in only 15 minutes and let your oven do the rest of the work
• Budget-Friendly: Sometimes whole chickens can be cheaper than a pack of chicken breasts or thighs. It’s a great way to make chicken too because you’ll have leftovers that’ll make your meal go further
• Tasty: I find roasted chicken to just be the ultimate comfort meal. It’s such a healthy, hearty, and versatile meal

🍲 Ingredients

Whole Chicken – By cooking a whole chicken, not only are you getting a ton of meat, but you also are getting the most flavor. Bones and skin add so much to the flavor and juiciness of chicken and it helps make this recipe so flavorful.

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Potatoes – For this recipe, I’ve made the Whole Roasted Chicken with delicious lemon potatoes to make this a complete meal. Roasted potatoes are so delicious and can be full of flavor when cooked with your chicken and a few, easy seasonings.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Whole Roasted Chicken

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. To a large baking dish add the potatoes and all of the potato seasonings. Toss to combine.
3. Add the whole chicken on top of the potatoes. Massage the chicken all over with the chicken seasonings.
4. Cover with foil and roast at 375F for one hour, remove the foil and roast for another 45 minutes uncovered. Allow chicken to rest for 15-20 minutes before carving and serving with potatoes.

🪄 Tips and Tricks

• Remove the giblets of your chicken by reaching inside and pulling out the package of giblets. Not all whole chicken are sold with the giblets
• Make this recipe on a Sunday then shred the leftovers to use on top of salads, bowls, in chicken salad, or on sandwiches

🗒 Variations

• Veggies: Add in whatever roasted veggies you prefer with the potatoes. It’s best to use hardy veggies that can withstand being cooked for an extended period of time like beets, or carrots
• Seasoning: Play with the seasoning on the potatoes or chicken to make this recipe your own

🗒 Best served with

• Simple Homemade Greek Salad
• Maroulosalata aka my Mama’s Salad

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. I like to take all the chicken off the bones and shred it to have it to easily enjoy on salads, bowls, or in sandwiches.

🤔 Common Questions

Whole Roasted Chicken

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This Whole Roasted Chicken is a comforting meal to make for the whole family. The best part is how far this meal can go. Use the leftover chicken in so many different ways to get the most out of this meal.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs

Course Main

Cuisine Greek

Servings 4

Calories 719 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the potatoes

• 8 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• juice of 2 lemons
• 6 garlic cloves, pressed or chopped
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 1 cup water

For the chicken

• 1 3-4lb whole chicken, giblets removed
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• juice of one lemon
• 2 tbsp olive oil

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Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• To a large baking dish add the potatoes and all of the potato seasonings. Toss to combine. Add 1 cup of water to the baking dish with the potatoes.
• Add the whole chicken on top of the potatoes. Massage the chicken all over with the chicken seasonings.
• Cover with foil and roast at 375F for one hour, remove the foil and roast for another 45 minutes uncovered. Allow chicken to rest for 15-20 minutes before carving and serving with potatoes.

Notes

• Delicious served with either Simple Homemade Greek Salad or Maroulosalata aka my Mama’s Salad

Nutrition

Calories: 719kcal | Carbohydrates: 73.6g | Protein: 39.8g | Fat: 30.2g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18.2g | Cholesterol: 96.2mg | Sodium: 2105.1mg | Fiber: 11.4g | Sugar: 6.5g

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