25 Dec Chicken in a Pot

INGREDIENTS:

1 whole chicken

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon black

pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion

chopped

1 small stalk celery

chopped

6 garlic cloves

1 sprig rosemary

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon lemon juice

DIRECTIONS:

This one pot chicken dinner is simple to

prepare and what’s even better is there is only

one pot to clean up! Feel free to throw in some

small potatoes or serve with rice for an easy

meal.

1. Pre-heat oven to 250 degrees. Pat

chicken dry with paper towels and season

with salt and pepper.

2. Heat oil in large (5- to 8-quart) Dutch

oven over medium heat until just smoking.

Add chicken breast-side down; scatter onion,

celery, garlic, bay leaf, and rosemary around

chicken. Cook until breast is lightly browned,

about 5 minutes. Using a wooden spoon

inserted into cavity of bird, flip chicken

breast-side up and cook until chicken and vegetables are well browned, 6 to 8 minutes.

3. Remove Dutch oven from heat; place large sheet of foil over pot and cover tightly

with lid. Transfer pot to oven and cook 80 to 110 minutes.

4. Transfer chicken to carving board, tent with foil, and rest 20 minutes.

5. Carve chicken, adding any accumulated juices to pan. Stir lemon juice into jus to

taste. Serve chicken, passing jus at table.