As the More is More Mom®, I’m all about……..more delectable chicken dinners! Thankfully there are about a million ways to prepare chicken whether the chicken is whole, cut into pieces, with skin or without. My family is particularly partial to a roasted chicken with the skin on. The aroma, wafting out into the driveway, draws them in, one by one, like a moth to a flame……
While a roasted chicken is always delicious with a buttery side of potatoes, I personally love a good chicken salad. And this one is one is hearty enough that I can actually serve it to Chuck for dinner!
I like to roast two chickens. Amanda is crazy for the drumsticks, Nick likes chicken breasts and we all love leftovers.
Roasted Chicken:
Pre-heat oven to 350°
1 whole chicken, with the giblets removed
Salt and pepper
Onion powder
4 Tbsp butter
8-12 garlic cloves
2 Tbsp olive oil
Place chicken in a roasting pan
Season inside and out with slat, pepper and onion powder
Place butter and garlic inside the cavity
If you are good at tying hogs, you might attempt tying up the chicken to keep all of the buttery, garlic-y goodness inside the cavity
Drizzle olive oil all over the skin
Bake for about 1 ½ hours, or until an internal thermometer reads 180°
Baste with the pan juices
Cover with foil and let rest for 30 minutes before you carve it up, reserving about 2 cups of chicken for the salad
Roasted Chicken and Bread Salad:
Serves 4
To make the dressing:
Whisk together:
4 Tbsp olive oil
¼ cup white wine vinegar
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp sugar
For the salad, you’ll need:
3 cups of torn up Italian or focaccia bread
2 cups roasted chicken
¾ cup Kalamata olives
4 romaine hearts, washed and chopped
In a skillet, heat over medium-high heat;
1 Tbsp olive oil
Add bread
Toss to coat and cook for approximately 5 minutes
Remove the bread from the skillet
Add;
Chicken
Olives
Dressing
Turn frequently to coat
Cook for several minutes, until warm
Toss the bread back into the pan and toss to coat
Arrange the romaine on 4 different plates
Add the chicken mixture
Serve
More chicken, more delicious meals, more family dinners…..
