Roasted Chicken with Asiago Polenta and Truffled Mushrooms

Name: Roasted Chicken with Asiago Polenta and Truffled Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons butter; 397 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided; 473 milliliters fat-free milk; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 6 garlic cloves, peeled; 2 liters 12 ounces mixed wild mushrooms, sliced (about; 227 grams package presliced mushrooms; 1 orange, halved; 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice; 177 milliliters instant dry polenta; 2 kilograms roasting chicken; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 thyme sprigs; 2 teaspoons truffle oil; 177 milliliters water; 118 milliliters white wine

Roasted Chicken with Asiago Polentan and Truffled Mushrooms might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 901 calories, 64g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe serves 6. If you have mushrooms, salt, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 32

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Oven

To prepare chicken, remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken under cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Water

Combine thyme, orange juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and garlic; rub over breast and drumsticks under loosened skin.

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Orange Juice

Chicken Drumsticks

Garlic

Pepper

Thyme

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place orange halves in body cavity. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Orange

Combine 6 garlic cloves, 2 thyme sprigs, and 1 cup of broth in a shallow roasting pan.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Fresh Thyme

Broth

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Roasting Pan

Place chicken on a rack coated with cooking spray; place rack in pan. Insert meat thermometer into the meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone.

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Cooking Spray

Meat

Bone

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Kitchen Thermometer

Frying Pan

Bake at 325 for 2 hours or until thermometer registers 18

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Let stand 10 minutes. Discard skin.

Place chicken on a platter, reserving drippings in pan; cover chicken and keep warm.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Add wine to drippings in pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; discard thyme sprigs.

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Fresh Thyme

Wine

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Frying Pan

Place flour in a small saucepan; gradually add remaining broth, stirring with a whisk until blended. Set aside.

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Broth

All Purpose Flour

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

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

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Ziploc Bags

Pour pan drippings into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag; carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.

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Frying Pan

Drain drippings into flour mixture in saucepan, stopping before fat layer reaches opening; discard fat. Bring mixture to a boil, and cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly with a whisk. Keep warm.

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All Purpose Flour

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

To prepare mushrooms, melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Mushrooms

Butter

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Frying Pan

Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and mushrooms; cook 5 minutes or until the mushrooms release moisture and darken, stirring frequently.

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Mushrooms

Pepper

Salt

Remove from heat; stir in truffle oil.

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Truffle Oil

To prepare polenta, combine milk, water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Gradually add polenta, stirring constantly with a whisk; reduce heat, and cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.

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Polenta