Bacon and Apple Roasted Chicken

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Bacon and Apple Roasted Chicken a try. One serving contains 980 calories, 73g of protein, and 72g of fat. This recipe serves 6 and costs $3.15 per serving. If you have chicken, chicken broth, braeburn apple, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 24 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes. It is brought to you by Lifes Ambrosia. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. With a spoonacular score of 75%, this dish is solid. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Roasted Apple, Bacon, and Frisée Salad, Bacon Biscuits with Roasted Apple Butter, and Roasted Green Bean, Apple, and Bacon Sandwiches.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 130 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup apple cider

5 slices pepper bacon

1/2 braeburn apple

1 (5 pound) chicken

1 cup chicken broth

1 cinnamon stick

2 cloves garlic minced

1/2 lemon

salt

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Equipment:

oven

roasting pan

kitchen thermometer

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Rinse and pat dry the chicken. Be sure to remove any gizzards that are inside the bird. Lightly season the cavity of the chicken with salt. Mix together the butter and garlic. Gently separate the skin of the chicken from the breast and place about 1 tablespoon of butter on top of each breast. Rub the remaining butter all over the chicken. Stuff the chicken with the apple, lemon and cinnamon stick. Place chicken in a roasting pan breast side up. Lay the 5 strips of bacon across the chicken securing each with a tooth pick. Pour chicken broth and apple cider around the chicken. Place chicken in preheated oven. Cook for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 and cook for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until temperature of the thigh reaches 170 degrees. Remove bacon and discard. Cook for 15 - 20 minutes more to brown the skin. Remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest for 10 - 15 minutes. The chicken will continue to cook during this time. The chicken is done when a thermometer inserted in the thigh reads 180 degrees. Remove apples, lemon and cinnamon stick and discard. Carve and serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Rinse and pat dry the chicken. Be sure to remove any gizzards that are inside the bird. Lightly season the cavity of the chicken with salt.

2. Mix together the butter and garlic. Gently separate the skin of the chicken from the breast and place about 1 tablespoon of butter on top of each breast. Rub the remaining butter all over the chicken. Stuff the chicken with the apple, lemon and cinnamon stick.

3. Place chicken in a roasting pan breast side up. Lay the 5 strips of bacon across the chicken securing each with a tooth pick.

4. Pour chicken broth and apple cider around the chicken.

5. Place chicken in preheated oven. Cook for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 and cook for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until temperature of the thigh reaches 170 degrees.

6. Remove bacon and discard. Cook for 15 - 20 minutes more to brown the skin.

7. Remove the chicken from the oven and allow to rest for 10 - 15 minutes. The chicken will continue to cook during this time. The chicken is done when a thermometer inserted in the thigh reads 180 degrees.

8. Remove apples, lemon and cinnamon stick and discard. Carve and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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557k Calories
36g Protein
42g Total Fat
6g Carbs
8% Health Score
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Calories
557k
28%

Fat
42g
65%

  Saturated Fat
15g
94%

Carbohydrates
6g
2%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
168mg
56%

Sodium
587mg
26%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
36g
73%

Vitamin B3
13mg
67%

Selenium
30µg
43%

Vitamin B6
0.72mg
36%

Phosphorus
306mg
31%

Vitamin B5
1mg
18%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Vitamin C
11mg
14%

Potassium
467mg
13%

Vitamin B1
0.17mg
12%

Vitamin B12
0.69µg
11%

Iron
1mg
11%

Magnesium
42mg
11%

Vitamin A
507IU
10%

Manganese
0.2mg
10%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.9mg
6%

Fiber
0.99g
4%

Vitamin D
0.58µg
4%

Calcium
38mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
4%

Folate
12µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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