Simple Slow Roast Chicken

Description

Celery, onion and a splash of red wine add subtle flavor to herb rubbed chicken. It’s juicy and moist; simple goodness.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 4 stalks celery, cut in half
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 (4 pound) whole chicken

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Pour red wine into a roasting pan with a lid; set aside.
  2. Combine paprika
  3. black pepper
  4. garlic salt
  5. parsley
  6. and marjoram in a small bowl. Rub chicken all over with spice mixture. Place celery and onion into the cavity of chicken; place chicken into the prepared roasting pan.
  7. Cover and bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and juices run clear
  8. 4 to 5 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh
  9. near the bone
  10. should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  11. Remove chicken from the roasting pan
  12. cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil
  13. and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 4 hrs

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 4

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