Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Butternut Squash
Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Butternut Squash might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 52g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 759 calories. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of pepper, rubbed sage, butternut squash, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.
Instructions
Combine 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and sage in a small bowl.
Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Rub garlic mixture under loosened skin.
Place chicken, breast side up, on rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
Place rack in broiler pan.
Combine potatoes, squash, butter, 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange vegetable mixture around chicken.
Bake at 400 for 1 hour or until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh registers 16
Let stand 10 minutes. Discard skin.
Wine note: For an affordable wine to pair with this dish, pick a dry riesling from Washington state, like Chateau Ste. Michelle's 2007 (Columbia Valley; $9). It has peach and orange flavors that create a tempting aromatic package with the sweet flavors of Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Butternut Squash. Sara Schneider