Roasted Spring Chicken And Vegetables I Made It Ii

Roasted Spring Chicken and Vegetables

Cosmicmother 4 years ago
~Made for March 2020's "Spring" Recipe Challenge~

Roasted Spring Chicken Vegetables by DetroitTokyo

I learned two things from this recipe: 1) I love roasted green onions! 2) I do not care for roasted radishes! I love them raw though and hoped to also like them roasted--but the texture change wasn't doing it for me. Roasting does take away the sharp bite to the radish though.
I weighed everything for the recipe but couldn't fit all the chicken with the veg so I roasted it separately. I used leg quarters, 3 were super tiny and the rest med-large. After I trimmed the extra skin and fat away they weighed a total of 3.6lbs. The recipe calls for 3.5lbs. I didn't have the full 1/2 pound of baby carrots so I threw in half a chopped red onion for good measure. ;)
The veggies didn't seem to have much flavor and I'm sure if I roasted the chicken on the pan it would have been much better, so my bad. The chicken was excellent, so juicy and full of flavour. I was surprised by how good it was with just salt, pepper, dill and lemon juice!
Next time I would love to roast garlic with it and perhaps add another herb to the pan, a hardy one that could roast along side like rosemary or thyme. I could also see using different veg in lieu of the radish, like green beans, asparagus, bell peppers or zucchini. Overall, an excellent recipe! :)
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mommyluvs2cook 4 years ago said:

Roasted green onions are the best Shona, grilled is pretty awesome too :). Roasted radishes are definitely a hate/like thing. I've had them once before and liked them. What a beautiful dinner, bookmarking!!!

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LindaLMT 4 years ago said:

Nice photo! I agree with you regarding the roasted radish, love them raw and even love radish sprouts but not cooked. The rest of the recipe looks delicious and healthy!

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eastcoaster 4 years ago said:

Lovely photos Shona, looks delicious. I agree about the radish also, love raw:))

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Cosmicmother 4 years ago said:

Thanks Ladies!
The radishes were the only thing on the pan that didn't get cooked through and through, perhaps I should have chopped them in quarters since they were rather large ones? But I'm not sure I want to try them again anyways, lol...
I'll have to try grilled green onions soon Michelle! I loved how the green parts were crisp, like eating a veggie chip, surprisingly yummy!!

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