Bacon Roasted Chicken

Name: Bacon Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon; 473 milliliters beef broth; 2 Tbsps butter; 2 carrots, cut in chunks; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 6 servings paprika to taste; 6 servings salt and pepper to taste; 2 kilograms whole chicken

Bacon Roasted Chicken might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 488 calories, 32g of protein, and 38g of fat. This gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. A mixture of salt and pepper, paprika, thyme, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Rub butter over the entire chicken. Season with salt, pepper and thyme.

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Whole Chicken

Butter

Pepper

Thyme

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place the carrots inside the cavity, and tie the legs together.

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Carrot

Place the chicken breast side up in a roasting pan.

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Chicken Breast

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Roasting Pan

Lay bacon strips across the top of the chicken, and secure with toothpicks.

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Bacon

Whole Chicken

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Toothpicks

Sprinkle with paprika.

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Paprika

Pour the beef broth into the roasting pan - do not pour over the bacon.

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Beef Broth

Bacon

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Roasting Pan

Roast for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, the reduce the heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Baste with some of the broth. Continue to roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 180 degrees F (82 degrees C) when taken in the thickest part of the thigh. Baste every 15 minutes with the broth.

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Broth