Chicken and Garlic Croutons! We recently had this heavenly chicken dish for Easter, then we had to have it for Mother's Day. We just can't get enough of it. Talk about finger lickin' good! Here's what you'll need:
- 1 french baguette
- 1 medium to large sized roasting chicken
- 1 navel orange, halved
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
Step 1: Preheat oven to 450°.
Step 2: Cut baguette into 1 inch slices and then cut in half forming big chunks. Place bread pieces on a baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 5 minutes and set aside.
Step 3: Remove giblets and neck from chicken then rinse and pat dry. Trim excess fat, place on a baking sheet with sides and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Step 4. Squeeze orange juice into a pitcher or measuring cup. Next pour the juice into the cavity then place an orange half in the mouth of the cavity.
Step 5. Insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Bake chicken at 450° for 50 minutes or until thermometer registers 180.
Step 6. Remove chicken from the pan and put it on a platter careful to preserve juices including orange juice from inside the chicken in the original pan. Next cover chicken with foil and let stand 10 minutes.
Step 7: Pour the drippings from the pan into a pitcher or measuring cup then stir in the minced garlic. Arrange croutons back in the pan and drizzle drippings and garlic over croutons, stirring to coat. Bake at 450° for 5 more minutes. Remove and arrange croutons on the edge of the platter around the chicken and serve.
(Serves 4)
Looking back
One of the first Pickett's Pearls posts was about Apricot-Pesto Chicken. It is a totally mouth-watering dish and you won't regret it if you give it a try.
Fun Saying
Lots of fun sayings have to do with cats and dogs like this one:"You're the cat's pajamas". What an odd way to say you're cool. It's hard to picture a cat in pajamas. A dog maybe, but not a cat.