Roast Chicken with Broccoli Rabe, Fingerling Potatoes, and Garlic-Parsley Jus
Roast Chicken with Broccoli Rabe, Fingerling Potatoes, and Garlic-Parsley Jus might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 93g of protein, 71g of fat, and a total of 1120 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up broccoli rabe, low-salt chicken broth, coarse kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.
Instructions
Sprinkle chicken all over with 2 teaspoonscoarse kosher salt.
Place chicken, breastside up, on rack set in roasting pan.Refrigerate uncovered overnight.
Place parsley sprigs and 1/2 lemon inchicken cavity. Tie legs together.
Placereserved heart and gizzard and garliccloves under rack in roasting pan.
Drizzle2 teaspoons oil over chicken breast.
Letstand at room temperature 30 minutes.
Position 1 rack in bottom third and1 rack in center of oven; preheat to 400°F.
Place broccoli rabe and potatoes in largebowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Add1/4 cup oil; toss to coat.
Transfer vegetablesto large rimmed baking sheet and spreadout in even layer.
Roast chicken on center oven rack25 minutes.
Add 3/4 cup broth to pan withchicken and place potatoes and broccoli onlower oven rack. Roast chicken until instantreadthermometer inserted into thickestpart of thigh registers 165°F, adding morebroth by 1/4 cupfuls if pan is dry, 45 to 55minutes longer.
Continue roasting vegetables untilpotatoes are tender and slightly brownedand broccoli rabe stems are crisp-tenderand leaves are crisp but not browned,tossing occasionally, about 10 minuteslonger. Season to taste with salt and pepper.Tent with foil to keep warm.
Tilt chicken to allow juices from cavityto pour into roasting pan. Discard heart andgizzard. Strain pan juices into heatproofmeasuring cup, pressing on solids to forcegarlic through strainer into cup. Spoon fatfrom surface of juices.
Add wine to panjuices. Return mixture to roasting pan.Stir over medium heat until jus is heatedthrough, scraping up browned bits, about 1minute. Squeeze enough juice from secondlemon half to measure 2 teaspoons; add tojus. Stir in chopped parsley. Season jus totaste with salt and pepper.
Carve chicken; divide among plates.Spoon potatoes and broccoli rabe alongside.
Drizzle jus over chicken and serve.
* An Italian leafy green vegetable withscattered clusters of tiny broccoli-likeflorets; available at some supermarkets andat specialty foods stores.
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