Bacon Roast Chicken
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Bacon Roast Chicken, overnight marinated is super moist bacon wrapped chicken recipe for the best smoky flavors ever!
When it comes to meat, chicken and turkey roast are first on our list. Chicken recipes prepared this way, with thin smoked bacon slices (Pancetta like) taste amazingly since bacon roasted recipes give smoky flavours to meat and drippings as well. Needless to say, pork also can be made this way for the best results.
If you are interested to read some facts about guanciale and pancetta look here .
We are drippings savers. Once cooled, it turns into jelly and is holy grail of leftovers keeping. Reheated, it becomes a thick, silky soup base for gravy or any sauce you plan to serve once you make your weekly meal plan.
If you find this idea interesting and keep the drippings of your roast chicken I highly recommend you see our Gnocchi with Zucchini Sauce . This budget friendly dish becomes heavenly tasty food to have for your week dinner done under 20 minutes!
As you can see, I served whole roasted chicken with homemade pasta. After it was boiled, I covered the bottom of serving plate with it and placed roasted chicken on the top of it.
What are good sides that go with chicken?
Roasted carrots, mashed potatoes, mushrooms, cauliflower steaks, potatoes au gratin, fried broccoli, roasted brussels sprouts, mashed cauliflower, or bang bang cauliflower.
For 31 ideas visit Thespruceeats.
Any store-bought pasta boiled according to package instructions and covered with some drippings matches well with whole chicken but roasted vegetables I used are great too:
How long do you cook a chicken recipes?
There is a golden rule you cannot go wrong with: 180 C / 356 F oven temperature asks for 20 minutes roast per pound plus additional 15 minutes if your whole roasted chicken hasn’t reach golden brown top. It works for whole, thawed chicken!
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Potato-Crusted Mediterranean Meatloaf
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Bacon Roast Chicken
Bacon Roast Chicken, overnight marinated is super moist bacon wrapped chicken recipe for the best smoky flavors ever!
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- 1 chicken approx. 3 lb or 2 larger chicken breasts
- 4 Tbsp sunflower oil
- 12-14 smoked bacon slices
- Vegetables and / or pasta to taste
- Cayenne pepper and salt to taste
- MARINADE:
- 12 cups water
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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Evening before you bake the chicken, boil the marinade. Leave aside to cool.
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Put meat in large bowl and cover with marinade. Leave overnight in the fridge.
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Next day, preheat the oven to 200 C / 392 F.
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Spray your baking dish with vegetable oil. Take the chicken out of the marinade.
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Place chicken in your baking dish or rimmed baking sheet.
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Prepare bacon lattice to place over the chicken before you start baking.
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Lay bacon slices ( lattice ) over the chicken. For the best results, secure with toothpicks.
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Bake fro 30 minutes without vegetables.
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Arrange with zucchini, red bell pepper, onion and carrot wedges around the chicken and continue baking for additional 20 minutes.
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When done, your bacon lattice looks crispy. If not, continue roasting for additional 1o minutes until juices run clear once you cut between leg and tight.
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You can serve meat and vegetables together or prepare pasta according to your taste and serve.
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Vegetables could be also served garnished with chopped garlic and aceto balsamico.
Recipe Notes
Save the drippings for Gnocchi with zucchini sauce.
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