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One Pot Easy Cajun Whole Roasted Chicken Recipe

One Pot Easy Cajun Whole Roasted Chicken Recipe - the most juicy, tender, and delicious whole roasted chicken recipe bursting with cajun spices and butter for a spicy, flavorful whole roasted chicken you can make in just one pan or dutch oven! Perfect for meal prep or a hearty easy whole roasted chicken dinner.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 347 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 cups water warm
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ⅓ cup fine sea salt
  • ¾ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 whole chicken 3-4 pounds
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp rosemary
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 lemon sliced
  • ¼ cup garlic cloves
  • 14 oz chicken stock

Instructions

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  1. In a large bowl or container with a lid, add water, sugar, soy sauce, salt, and olive oil. 
  2. Mix well and stir to dissolve. 
  3. Add chicken and cover with ice, place lid or plastic wrap over chicken. Place in refrigerator or keep adding ice to keep chicken cold as it brines. 
  4. Brine chicken for at least 6 hours and up to overnight. 
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  6. Remove chicken from brine and pat dry thoroughly. 
  7. Mix butter and remaining herbs and spices and rub generously all over outside and inside of chicken. 
  8. If injecting chicken with cajun butter, melt butter and spices and inject throughout chicken. 
  9. Stuff onion, lemon, and garlic into chicken cavity. Truss if desired. 
  10. Place chicken in dutch oven and place stock in bottom. Cover with lid. 
  11. Roast chicken at 350 degrees for about an hour with lid on. Baste occasionally with chicken stock. 
  12. Remove lid from dutch oven and cook the rest of the 30 (+/-) minutes until an internal temperature reads 160 degrees. 
  13. If chicken skin is not crisp enough, place under broiler the last 5-10 minutes on high (watching carefully to prevent burning) until skin gets crispy and golden brown. 
  14. Remove chicken from dutch oven and place on cooling rack, tent with foil and let rest for 15 minutes to lock in the juices. 
  15. Carve and serve - enjoy! 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 347kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 16g (5%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 13g Cholesterol 75mg (25%) Sodium 6443mg (268%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 10g (20%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 347

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 347kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 16g 5%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 13g 76%
Cholesterol 75mg 25%
Sodium 6443mg 268%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 10g 20%

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