Roast Chicken with Pears, Shallots, and Walnuts

Name: Roast Chicken with Pears, Shallots, and Walnuts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps Champagne vinegar; 118 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 lemon, quartered; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 3 firm pears, peeled, cored, and each cut into 8 wedges; 2 kilograms whole roasting chicken; 2 fresh rosemary sprigs; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 6 shallots, peeled and quartered; 59 milliliters walnut halves; 2 teaspoons toasted walnut oil; 118 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roast Chicken with Pears, Shallots, and Walnuts a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 40g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 620 calories. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. A mixture of lemon juice, water, walnut halves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the walnut oil you could follow this main course with the Walnut Chiffon Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 42

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Oven

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Place 2 crushed garlic cloves, rosemary sprigs, and lemon in body cavity.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Rosemary

Lemon

Combine chopped rosemary, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and olive oil. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Rub oil mixture under skin. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Tie legs together with twine.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Olive Oil

Rosemary

Meat

Salt

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Kitchen Twine

Place chicken, breast side up, in a roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Bake at 425 for 25 minutes. Arrange shallots and pears around chicken.

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Shallot

Whole Chicken

Pear

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Oven

Add broth to pan; baste chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Broth

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Frying Pan

Bake 30 minutes. Stir pears and shallots; baste chicken.

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Shallot

Whole Chicken

Pear

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Oven

Add walnuts to pan.

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Walnuts

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Frying Pan

Bake an additional 10 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the meaty part of thigh registers 16

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Oven

Let stand 20 minutes.

Place a zip-top plastic bag inside a 2-cup glass measure.

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Ziploc Bags

Pour drippings from pan into bag; add 1/2 cup water.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Let stand 2 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag; carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.

Drain drippings into measuring cup, stopping before fat layer reaches opening; discard remaining fat. Return drippings to pan, and cook over medium heat, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.

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