Roast Chicken with Grapes, Chestnuts and Tarragon Butter

Name: Roast Chicken with Grapes, Chestnuts and Tarragon Butter
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 198 grams 24 vacuum-packed whole chestnuts; 2 kilograms chicken; 6 slices thick slices lean bacon, cut into 1/4-inch strips (5 ounces); 454 grams black or red grapes, stemmed; 1 rosemary sprig; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 Tbsps chopped tarragon; 1 thyme sprig

Roast Chicken with Grapes, Chestnuts and Tarragon Butter might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 914 calories, 59g of protein, and 62g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly diet. A mixture of bay leaf, bacon, grapes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the chestnuts you could follow this main course with the Dark Chocolate-Caramel Cake with Gold-Dusted Chestnuts as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 35

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Oven

In a small bowl, blend 1 stick of the butter with 2 tablespoons of the tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Loosen the skin of the chicken over the breasts and legs and spread the butter under the skin.

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Salt And Pepper

Tarragon

Whole Chicken

Butter

Spread

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Bowl

Put the thyme, rosemary and bay leaf in the cavity and season with salt and pepper. Season the outside with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Bay Leaves

Rosemary

Thyme

Put the chicken in a roasting pan and roast for about 1 1/2 hours, turning the pan a few times for even cooking. The bird is done when the juices from the inner thigh run almost clear.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat until browned and lightly crisp, 5 minutes.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Drain on paper towels; discard the fat. In the same skillet, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.

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Butter

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Add the chestnuts, season with salt and cook over moderate heat until glazed, 3 minutes.

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Chestnuts

Salt

Add the grapes and the remaining 1 tablespoon of tarragon and cook until the grapes are about to burst, 4 minutes.

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Tarragon

Grapes

Add the bacon. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Bacon

Transfer the chicken to a carving board and cover loosely with foil.

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Whole Chicken

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Aluminum Foil

Pour the pan juices into a glass measuring cup and skim off the fat.

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Frying Pan

Pour the pan juices into a small saucepan and simmer over moderately high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 2 minutes. Carve the chicken and serve with the grapes and chestnuts; pass the pan juices.

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Chestnuts

Whole Chicken

Grapes

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Sauce Pan