Million Dollar Chicken Recipe

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Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr20 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr50 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 1 whole roasted chicken

Million Dollar Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

1 (4.5 pound) whole chicken

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 lemon

halved

3 cloves garlic

peeled

1 bunch fresh thyme

1 bay leaf

2 tablespoons olive oil

or as needed - divided

3 thick slices day-old sourdough French bread

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup creme fraiche

1 tablespoon peeled and grated shallot

1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper

lemon juice

or to taste

1 teaspoon lemon zest

3 chive blossoms for garnish

chopped

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Season inside of chicken cavity and the back generously with salt and black pepper. Squeeze lemon halves into cavity and drop squeezed peels inside. Stuff cavity with garlic cloves and fresh thyme; add a bay leaf to cavity.

Step 3

Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil into a heavy roasting pan. Place sourdough slices into pan and press slices lightly into olive oil to help coat bottom of bread. Drizzle 1 more tablespoon olive oil on top of bread slices. Place chicken on top of bread slices and tie legs together with kitchen twine. Brush outside of chicken with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season entire outside with salt.

Step 4

Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

Step 5

Mix creme fraiche grated shallot and Aleppo pepper together in a small bowl. Stir 2 tablespoons lemon juice and lemon zest into sauce. Refrigerate until needed.

Step 6

Lift chicken off bread slices using a tongs and flip the bread slices over (they will be very brown). Place chicken back onto the bread slices. Generously brush the outside of the chicken with creme fraiche sauce putting enough on to drip down onto bread slices.

Step 7

Return chicken to oven and bake for 10 more minutes to brown the glaze. Repeat brushing more creme fraiche sauce generously onto the chicken. More is more. Bake 10 more minutes. Remove chicken from oven and let stand for 10 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh not touching bone should read 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).

Step 8

Pour remaining creme fraiche glaze into a small skillet place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir constantly cooking until the shallot is cooked and sauce reduces slightly 1 or 2 minutes. Turn off heat.

Step 9

Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cut bread pieces in half crosswise. Cut chicken up into 8 serving pieces (drumsticks thighs wings and breasts) and serve with pieces of drippings-soaked toasted bread. Drizzle thickened creme fraiche sauce over chicken and garnish with chopped chive blossoms.

Nutritional Information

Million Dollar Chicken Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 687.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 49.9g 100%

Carbohydrates: 15.5g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 2.2g 9%

Sugars: 2.1g

Fat: 47.9g 74%

Saturated Fat: 17.7g 89%

Cholesterol: 199.8mg 67%

Vitamin A Iu: 409.5IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 15.5mg 120%

Vitamin B6: 0.8mg 47%

Vitamin C: 18.3mg 31%

Folate: 39.1mcg 10%

Calcium: 77mg 8%

Iron: 3.4mg 19%

Magnesium: 50.9mg 18%

Potassium: 495.1mg 14%

Sodium: 269.3mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 22%

Calories From Fat: 430.9

*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.