This Cast-Iron Roast Chicken with Crispy Potatoes is the one roast chicken recipe that I come back to again and again. When you follow this recipe, you will be left with a roasted chicken with perfectly done breasts and dark meat.
Start by seasoning the chicken with salt and chilling for an hour. Toss potatoes with melted butter, thyme, and oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Place chicken in the center of a hot oiled skillet and arrange potatoes around it. Roast until the potatoes are golden brown and crisp. When an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts registers 155 °F remove from the oven. Let the chicken rest in the skillet for at least 20 minutes. Carve and serve.
To make the Cast-Iron Roast Chicken with Crispy Potatoes, you will need the following ingredients:
Using paper towels, pat the chicken dry and season generously inside and out with salt. Tie the legs together using kitchen twine and leave to sit for at least 1 hour to allow salt to penetrate. You can chill in the refrigerator uncovered for up to 1 day ahead.
Heat the oven to 425 °F and place a 12-inch cast-iron skillet or 3-quart enameled cast-iron baking dish on a rack in the upper third of the oven to heat.
Place 1½ pounds of potatoes in a large bowl with 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 tablespoon of thyme leaves, and 1 tablespoon of oil. Toss to coat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Use paper towels to pat chicken dry again and lightly coat the outside of the chicken with half of the remaining oil and sprinkle with your favorite dry rub, if using.
Drizzle the hot skillet with the remaining oil to prevent the chicken skin from sticking and tearing.
Place chicken in the center of the skillet and arrange potatoes around.
Roast in the oven for 50–60 minutes until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast registers 155 °F.
Leave the chicken to rest in the skillet for at least 20 minutes and up to 45 minutes.
To serve, transfer the chicken to a board to carve. Serve with the crispy potatoes.
This Cast-Iron Roast Chicken with Crispy Potatoes is a really superb take on roast chicken. If you try making this, please come back to leave a review with your thoughts!
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