Chelsea's Bacon Roast Chicken Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Chelsea's Bacon Roast Chicken Recipe). This chicken is smothered in traditional herbs and spices, then covered in thick cut bacon and roasted to crispy, juicy, beautiful perfection! My boyfriend's family and I absolutely loved this chicken and we all have very different tastes. Finished with gravy this is a chicken your whole family will rave about!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr40 mins

Servings: 5

Yield: 1 roasted chicken

Chelsea's Bacon Roast Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons dried thyme

2 tablespoons dried oregano

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 ½ tablespoons ground cumin

1 ½ tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon ground paprika

2 teaspoons ground black pepper

1 clove garlic

minced

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

softened

1 (4 pound) whole chicken

rinsed and patted dry

3 cloves garlic

crushed

6 slices of thick-cut bacon

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix the thyme oregano brown sugar cumin salt paprika and black pepper in a bowl. Remove half the spice mixture to another bowl; stir the minced garlic and softened butter into the mix in one of the bowls.

Step 3

Loosen the skin of the chicken over the breast back and thighs. Rub the spice mixture containing garlic and butter thickly underneath the loosened skin. Rub the dry spice mixture generously over the outside of the chicken and sprinkle some in the cavity. Place the crushed garlic cloves into the cavity. Place the chicken on a roasting rack set in a roasting pan; arrange the bacon strips over the chicken in a basket-weave pattern.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes; lower the oven temperature to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and cook another 15 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and roast until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear about 30 minutes. If the bacon starts to look too brown during roasting cover the chicken with a sheet of aluminum foil. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh near the bone should read at least 165 degrees F (75 degrees C) when the meat is done. Remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutritional Information

Chelsea's Bacon Roast Chicken Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 644.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 55.7g 111%

Carbohydrates: 10.7g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 2.4g 10%

Sugars: 5.6g

Fat: 41.4g 64%

Saturated Fat: 14.2g 71%

Cholesterol: 190mg 63%

Vitamin A Iu: 1324.8IU 27%

Niacin Equivalents: 18.2mg 140%

Vitamin B6: 0.9mg 56%

Vitamin C: 3.8mg 6%

Folate: 22.3mcg 6%

Calcium: 122.1mg 12%

Iron: 7.6mg 42%

Magnesium: 66.5mg 24%

Potassium: 653.8mg 18%

Sodium: 2596.4mg 104%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 26%

Calories From Fat: 373

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.