Ina’s Lemon Chicken with Croutons
Only a handful of ingredients are needed to make Ina’s Lemon Chicken with Croutons. The toasted baguette pieces soak up all of the wonderful lemon and chicken drippings.
Ina’s Lemon Chicken with Croutons
Only a handful of ingredients are needed to make Ina's Lemon Chicken with Croutons. The toasted baguette pieces soak up all of the wonderful lemon and chicken drippings.
Ingredients
- 4-5 lb. roasting chicken trim excess fat and remove any pinfeathers
- 1 large yellow onion sliced
- 2 Tablespoons Olive oil more if needed
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large lemons quartered
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 6 cups 3/4-inch bread cubes (1 large baguette or round boule)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Take the giblets out of the chicken and wash it inside and out. Remove any excess fat. Toss the onion with a little olive oil in a small roasting pan. Place the chicken on top and sprinkle the inside of the cavity with salt and pepper. Place the lemons inside the chicken. Pat the outside of the chicken dry with paper towels, brush it with the melted butter, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken.
- Roast for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh. Cover with foil and allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a large sauté pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil until very hot. Lower the heat to medium-low and sauté the bread cubes, tossing frequently, until nicely browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add more olive oil, as needed, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place the croutons on a serving platter. Slice the chicken and place it, plus all the pan juices, over the croutons. They will soak up all those delicious flavors. Sprinkle with salt and serve warm.
Notes
Recipe from Ina Garten
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 847kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 56gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 24gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 270mgSodium: 468mgPotassium: 732mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2674IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 6mg
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Oh that looks yummy! I love Ina also – and Giada is so damn cute I want to pinch her.
For some reason, I always shy away from making a whole chicken, but maybe I'll give this a try!
I love this recipe and this cookbook! My daughter is a big fan of the crunchies, as she calls them.
It isn't the chicken but the croutons that look huge in that picture!
lol yeah i think i cut them a little on the large side (1")
I love Ina! I haven't tried this recipe yet…but after I saw yours..I am making it this weekend! Thanks!
THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!!! I'm definitely going to try it!
-Sara
I LOOOOVE INA!!! I also love her Paris Apartment! I made this once and LOVED it! Thanks for posting….it reminds me to give it a go again!
I like Rachael Ray ok, I like her show, she is just annoying like anyone else who constantly would say "Yum-O" or some other malarkey that sounds corny. Besides, she spells her name wrong and that is a tad annoying too, but she didn't choose that.
I tried lemon chicken recently (it turned out great) but my husband (surprise, surprise) didn't like it because it didn't have just salt and oil.