Can You Make Ina Garten's Roast Chicken in a DCB?

[JackieB999]

Do y'all like The Barefoot Contesa as much as I do? Ina is such a great classic cook! When I watch the Food Network, I find myself trying her recipes the most.

I watched her make a roast chicken last week and decided to try it in the DCB. OMG this chicken is FABULOUS. It's not really a "show" chicken but a great one to make for your own family because it bakes for 90 minutes. I followed Ina's recipe to the tee, but I added some red potaoes. If you add potatoes, just do a few or the cover may not fit right.

Perfect Roast Chicken
1 5-6 pound whole chicken
1 large bunch fresh thyme
1 lemon, halved
1 whole head of garlic, cut it half crosswise
4 carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks
1 large yellow onion, thickly sliced
1 bulb of fennel, tops removed, cut into wedges (I don't like licorice but tried this anyway - no regrets)
Olive oil
2 tbsp melted butter
Salt & Pepper

Preheat oven to 425. Chop veggies and put in the bottom of DCB. Add 2 tsbp olive oil, salt & pepper, 15 sprigs of thyme and toss to coat. Remove gibblets from chicken cavity and rinse chicken. Pat dry with paper towels. Liberally sprinkle inside of chicken cavity with S&P. Tie the remaining thyme with kitchen string and put it in the cavity. Put the lemon and garlic halves in the cavity also. Tie the chicken legs together with string. Put chicken on top on veggies and brush with melted butter and sprinkle with S&P. Cover the DCB. Bake for 90 minutes.


I hope you get a chance to try it, enjoy! :love:

 

[leftymac]

I make this chicken all the time and it's so delicious. I've never met a recipe of Ina's that I didn't love.

 

[kcjodih]

Sounds DELICIOUS!! Thanks for sharing

 

[Melissa78]

Ina's Coconum Macaroon cookies are the ultimate best! They are great for those with Gluten allergies as they are flour free and the moist you will EVER try. Yummo!

 

[Staci]

Hi there! I absolutely love The Barefoot Contessa and her classic cooking style. Her recipes are always a hit in my household too. I recently tried her roast chicken in the DCB and it turned out amazing! I followed her recipe exactly, but I added some red potatoes to the mix. The combination of flavors was fantastic. I definitely agree that it's a great dish to make for your family since it bakes for 90 minutes. Thanks for sharing your experience with adding fennel – I'm not a fan of licorice either, but I'll have to give it a try now. Happy cooking!