Savory Roasted Chicken Recipe

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When you want an impressive centerpiece for Sunday dinner or a special-occasion meal, you can't go wrong with this golden chicken from our Test Kitchen. The moist, tender meat is enhanced with a hint of orange, savory and thyme.

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Savory Roasted Chicken Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1-1/2 hours + standing

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 roasting chicken (6 to 7 pounds)
1 teaspoon onion salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried savory
1/4 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Directions

Place chicken on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Carefully loosen the skin above the breast meat. Combine the onion salt, thyme, savory, orange peel and pepper; rub half of the herb mixture under the loosened skin. Rub chicken skin with oil; sprinkle with remaining herb mixture.
Bake at 375° for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180°. Let stand for 10-15 minutes. Remove skin before carving. Skim fat and thicken pan juices for gravy if desired. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (4 ounces cooked chicken, skin removed, calculated without gravy) equals 197 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 86 mg cholesterol, 267 mg sodium, trace carbohydrate, trace fiber, 29 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat.

Originally published as Savory Roasted Chicken in Light & Tasty February/March 2003, p16