Garlic and Citrus Chicken

Giada De Laurentiis

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Feel Good Food

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Total Time:
2 hr 5 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 50 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 (5 to 6-pound) whole roasting chicken, neck and giblets discarded
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 orange, quartered
  • 1 lemon, quartered
  • 1 head garlic, halved crosswise, plus 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 (14-ounce) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
  • Kitchen string or butcher twine

Directions

Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.

Pat the chicken dry and sprinkle the cavity with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with the orange, lemon, and garlic halves. Tie the chicken legs together with kitchen string to help hold its shape. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.

Place a rack in a large roasting pan. Place the chicken, breast side up, on the rack in the pan. Roast the chicken for 1 hour, basting occasionally and adding some chicken broth to the pan, if necessary, to prevent the pan drippings from burning. Whisk the orange juice, lemon juice, oil, oregano, and chopped garlic in a medium bowl to blend. Brush some of the juice mixture over the chicken, after it has baked 1 hour. Continue roasting the chicken until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the innermost part of the thigh registers 170 degrees F, basting occasionally with the juice mixture and adding broth to the pan, about 45 minutes longer. Transfer the chicken to a platter. Tent with foil while making the sauce (do not clean the pan).

Place the same roasting pan over medium-low heat. Whisk in any remaining broth and simmer until the sauce is reduced to 1 cup, stirring often, about 3 minutes. Strain into a 2-cup glass measuring cup and discard the solids. Spoon the fat from the top of the sauce. Serve the chicken with the pan sauce.

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Chardonnay

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  • on February 06, 2012

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    This was awesome. moist and flavorful. noticed in the other reviews that this took alot longer to cook then what recipe says but mine cooked in the specified time. maybe my oven has a more accurate temp. will definitly make again, especially since it was SO easy.

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  • on February 01, 2012

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    This was possibly the most amazing roasted chicken I have ever had. Tons of flavor! I cooked the chicken at 400 for the first hour and then turned it down to 375 for the last hour or so. I also upped the oj to 1/2 cup, used 4 cloves of garlic (because you can never have too much garlic in my house, and used fresh thyme rather than oregano because that was what I had on hand. I brushed the glaze over the chicken every 10 - 15 minutes until I had no glaze left and the chicken was fully cooked. I didn't even make the sauce because it didn't need it. The skin was crispy and sticky and the chicken was packed with flavor. Served with parsley potatoes and a green bean salad (steamed green beans, peppers, cherry tomatoes, with a balsamic dressing. Family couldn't get enough.

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  • on January 23, 2012

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    took very long to cook.there wasnt any citrus or garlic flavor to the chicken..followed recipe 100%

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