Balsamic Roast Chicken Recipe

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“When the aroma from this dish fills your house, your family will think you spent all day cooking.” But this elegant, Sunday-special entree, flavored with rosemary, wine and balsamic vinegar, is surprisingly simple to make. —Tracy Tylkowski, Omaha, Nebraska

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Balsamic Roast Chicken Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 2-1/4 hours + standing
  • Yield: 12 Servings
20 135 155

Ingredients

  • 1 roasting chicken (6 to 7 pounds)
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 medium red onions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

Directions

  • Pat chicken dry. In a small bowl, combine the rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper; rub under skin of chicken. Place onions in a shallow roasting pan; top with chicken. Combine wine and balsamic vinegar; pour over chicken.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with pan juices. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.)
  • Let stand for 15 minutes before carving. Remove and discard skin before serving. Pour onion sauce into a small bowl; skim fat. Serve with chicken. Yield: 12 servings (1-1/2 cups onion sauce).

Nutritional Facts 3 ounces cooked chicken with 2 tablespoons onion sauce equals 182 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 77 mg cholesterol, 275 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 25 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 4 lean meat.

Originally published as Balsamic Roast Chicken in Healthy Cooking August/September 2010, p50

Full-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2011 by rhalpratt

I've made this recipe twice now & I must say it is one that we will make over & over.

The first time I made it with the whole roasting chicken, it was fabulous, yummy, deslish, even though I didn't have the amount of onions it called for. Hubby loved it, kids loved it.

Tonight I made it with boneless skinless breasts. I added a tiny bit of EVOO to the herb mixture before smearing it on the chicken that I punctured first so some of the herbs would go in the meat. They were moist & tender. I used a combo of 1/2 large yellow onion & 1 medium red onion, I didn't have wine or broth, so I sub'd apple juice.

Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2011 by Carol39110

I marinated mine overnight and the herb mix under the skin was fabulous.

Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2011 by cdh9380

Good easy recipe. If you want a crispier skin, adjust cooking time to 15 minutes on 450 degrees. Then lower to 350 degrees and cook 20 minutes per pound.

Reviewed on Nov. 07, 2010 by bouncygirl

this chicken was great it was so juicey and delicious the whole family loved it and its hard to find something they all like

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2010 by JLGCdrama

Excellent as is!

Reviewed on Oct. 04, 2010 by stinson.whitney

Add some butter beneath the skin of the chicken on the breasts to get juicer white meat.

 
 

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