Recipe: Slow-Roasted Chicken Pieces

This recipe comes from one of my favourite blogs, Hobble Creek Kitchen.  Her writing is hilarious.  You feel like you're right along side her cooking and laughing with her.  I also love her pictures and the scenic views in the backgrounds. 

I recently tried her Sunday Dinner Chicken recipie because I was looking for something that I could pop in the oven early, as it was going to be busy for us just before supper.  I prefer to get supper started early so I can spend time with our daughter when she gets home afterschool instead of in the kitchen. 

Oh boy was this good.  The skin on the chicken was nice and crunchy and the inside cooked to perfection.  I poured a little of the drippings from the bottom on top of the chicken as well.  My kids and husband loved it too.

SLOW-ROASTED CHICKEN PIECES
3-4lbs chicken pieces or whole cut-up chicken (I used thighs)
1 cup flour
salt
pepper
extra virgin olive oil
2-3 bay leaves
3 cloves garlic crushed (I used minced garlic)
dried onion (I used minced onion)
2 teaspoons chicken base)
water

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Coat chicken pieces in flour, then spinkle them with lots of salt and pepper.  Drizzle with oil all over the chicken.  Put them in 450 degree oven to brown (about 20 minutes.), uncovered.

Next, take them out of the oven, add basil leaves, garlic, dried onion, chicken base and just a little water then cover.  You can bake this very slow at 250 degrees for 4-5 hours or at 325 degrees for 1-2 hours (this is what I did).

I served mine with peas and homemade macaroni and cheese (recipe will be posted here soon).

Enjoy!  Sarah

Recipe: Maple-Roasted Pork With Sweet Potatoes

Yes, it's as good as it looks and sounds :)

This recipe comes from Real Simple magazine, but is originally made with chicken pieces. I saw it once over at Life As Mom on a menu plan and had to try it as it sounded so good.

When I made this I only had boneless pork chops and decided to give it a try. While the chicken recipe bakes for over an hour, the pork only takes about 40 minutes. I also threw in some baby carrots but any root vegetable would go well added into this dish.

MAPLE-ROASTED CHICKEN (OR PORK) WITH SWEET POTATOES

1 3-1/2 pound chicken cut into 8 pieces

1 yellow onion, cut into 1-inch wedges (I used a white onion)

2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chuncks

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

3 tablespoons maple syrup

6 sprigs fresh thyme

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Rinse the chicken and pat it dry. Arrange the chicken, onion, and sweet potatoes in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Drizzle the oil over the chicken and vegetables and season with the salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Drizzle with the maple syrup and top with the sprigs of thyme.

Roast, stirring the vegetables once, until the chicken is cooked through, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Tip: The maple glaze can also be used with a whole chicken or Cornish game hens.

Here are some links to some similar recipes to try:

~ Maple-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Sweet Potatoes from Good Housekeeeping

~ Maple-Roasted Sweet Potatoes from Eating Well

~ Slow-Cookin' Mama's Maple-Dijon Chicken with Sweet Potatoes from Stephanie O'Dea

Enjoy!