Roasted Chicken with Balsamic Vinaigrette

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Dinner and a Movie

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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 3 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 (4-pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces (giblets, neck and backbone reserved for another use)
1/2 cup low-salt chicken broth
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Whisk the vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper in small bowl to blend. Combine the vinaigrette and chicken pieces in a large resealable plastic bag; seal the bag and toss to coat. Refrigerate, turning the chicken pieces occasionally, for at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove chicken from the bag and arrange the chicken pieces on a large greased baking dish. Roast until the chicken is just cooked through, about 1 hour. If your chicken browns too quickly, cover it with foil for the remaining cooking time. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Place the baking dish on a burner over medium-low heat. Whisk the chicken broth into the pan drippings, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the baking sheet with a wooden spoon and mixing them into the broth and pan drippings. Drizzle the pan drippings over the chicken. Sprinkle the lemon zest and parsley over the chicken, and serve.

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recipe Roasted Chicken with Balsamic Vinaigrette
elly moscow, PA 10-20-2009
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A nice change!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have Giada's book and decieded to try this reciepe,Very good and moist! I made this dish using a whole roaster chicken just... turning it over durning marinating.I have a very fussy 13 year old omiting the sauce for him we all had seconds! Chicken isn't my favorite meat but would certainly make this reciepe again. My mom also made it 5 stars Giada!Read more
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Marie Puyallup, WA 10-20-2009
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Didn't come out right...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I am a beginning cook, but I thought the recipe was fairly easy. I followed all the steps but the last part of making the... sauce with the chicken broth, so I am not sure if that made a huge difference. I thought even without the cken broth sauce, the chicken would taste yummy...but it did not. The chicken did come out cooked evenly and moist, but it was pretty bland. Read more
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Wendy Huntington, NY 09-21-2009
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So disappointing
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I hate saying this, but this receipe was so disappointing. I'm not sure if I did anything worng, but I swore I had followed... the receipe step by step. All the good reviews about the receipe just left me wondering what happened with mine. The chicken was tasteless, maybe I should've taken the skin off the chicken, who knows, but I won't be attempting it again. Sorry......Read more
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Tracy Atlanta, GA 09-16-2009
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YUMMY!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this last night for my mom's birthday dinner. I ended up having to give her the recipe and my sister the recipe. I'm a... vegetarian so I didn't eat it BUT...I did taste a small bite. Ssssh!! It almost made me wanna start eating chicken again...ALMOST. :)Read more
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becky venice, FL 09-14-2009
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another keeper!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last nite and it was great! I did add more dijon mustard. I also brined the chicken breast before cooking. Very... easy to make and will make this again!Read more
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Jennifer Auburn, WA 09-06-2009
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Great as a single serving dish, too
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used a large chicken breast for this recipe, and by cutting down the ingredients by at least half, you'll have an excellent... singles dinner. Thank you, Giada!Read more