Mum's French Roast Chicken (Poulet Rôti)

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5.0

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 5 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Calories

    535 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    French

Mum's French Roast Chicken (Poulet Rôti)

Flavorful, aromatic easy oven roasted chicken recipe with thyme, olive oil and mushrooms. You can skip the mushrooms and add potatoes or root vegetables instead.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 3 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 Teaspoon salt
  • ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
  • 2 Tablespoon thyme fresh or a few sprigs
  • 1 whole chicken broiler type *see post for size
  • 8.8 Ounces mushrooms whole or halved
  • 3-4 shallot cut into pieces
  • 3 Pieces garlic cloves cut roughly or sliced
  • 1 ¼ Cup water
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Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 Fahrenheit/ 180 Celcius.
  2. Mix the olive oil, salt, black pepper, and fresh thyme together. 
  3. Remove the chicken neck and giblets if there are any. Rinse the chicken, tap dry with a paper towel and place the chicken with the breast up into a roasting plate
  4. Take some of the olive oil mixture and rub into the chicken. Tie your chicken legs together if you like (I prefer it that way). Rub the remaining olive oil mixture over the chicken breast into the skin.
  5. Place the mushrooms, shallots and the rest of the garlic around the chicken. Take the chicken dish into the oven to roast.
  6. Roast the chicken for 15 to 20 minutes and take it out again. Pour water over the chicken and mushrooms. Take the chicken plate back to the heat into the oven
  7. Repeat the process every 15 minutes by pouring/basting the sauce in the plate over the chicken. That will keep the chicken meat moist and will crispen the skin.
  8. Check with a meat thermometer if the chicken is done by pocking into the main body. The chicken is cooked through when you have reached 170 Fahrenheit/ 75 Celsius.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 393g Calories 535kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 39g (60%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Monounsaturated Fat 20g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 143mg (48%) Sodium 724mg (30%) Potassium 649mg (19%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 435IU (9%) Vitamin C 12mg (13%) Calcium 49mg (5%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 535 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 393g
Calories 535kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 39g 60%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Monounsaturated Fat 20g 100%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 143mg 48%
Sodium 724mg 30%
Potassium 649mg 14%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 435IU 9%
Vitamin C 12mg 13%
Calcium 49mg 5%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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