Roast Chicken With Italian Seasonings Recipes

SAVORY RUBBED ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix the first eight ingredients., Pat chicken dry and place on a rack in a roasting pan, breast side up. Rub seasoning mixture over the outside and inside of chicken. Place onion inside cavity. Tuck wings under chicken; tie drumsticks together., Roast 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.) Remove chicken from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

ITALIAN-STYLE ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix salt, rosemary, pepper, oregano, and basil together in a small bowl.
• Mix olive oil, vegetable oil, white wine, and garlic together in a large bowl. Stir in spice mixture. Rub all over chicken breasts. Transfer to a baking dish and scatter onion and mushrooms over the tops.
• Roast in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 40 to 45 minutes.
• While chicken is cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain. Serve chicken and spaghetti together.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH ITALIAN SEASONINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Cut onions into thick slices (approximately 1/2").
• Using a broiler pan with rack in place, lay onion slices on rack to form a'bed' on which the chicken will sit.
• (The rack will allow excess grease to run off; the onions will impart nice flavor and will prevent chicken from sticking.).
• Remove giblets from cavity of chicken; rinse well with cold water and pat dry.
• Using a pastry brush (or your hands), coat entire outside of chicken lightly but thoroughly with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper and Italian seasonings (amounts given above are just general guidelines listed in the original recipe-- it's better to sprinkle evenly all over rather than trying to measure exactly).
• Place chicken on top of onion slices BREAST SIDE DOWN; cook for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven; reduce temperature setting to 400 degrees F.
• Carefully turn chicken over so that the breast side is facing up; return to oven for an additional 45 minutes, or until done.
• Allow to rest 10 minutes before carving (IMPORTANT STEP!).

ROASTED ITALIAN CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Add a small amount of water to a 2 quart saucepan; bring to boiling.
• Add carrots and potatoes; return to boiling.
• Cook, covered for 8 minutes.
• Stir together salad dressing, Italian seasoning, and 1/8 tsp pepper in a bowl.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry.
• Spray a 9 x 9 x 2" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Brush chicken with half of the dressing mixture. Place chicken in baking pan.
• Bake, uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Drain vegetables and toss with remaining salad dressing mixture. Pour over chicken.
• Return to oven and bake about 5 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• Place chicken on a serving platter.
• Toss tomatoes with vegetables.
• Arrange vegetables around chicken; brush chicken and vegetables with pan drippings.