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Brick Oven-Style Chicken
Servings
4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
50 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- One 3-pound chicken (spatchcocked or cut into 8 pieces)
- 3 Roma tomatoes (halved or quartered)
- 2 fennel bulbs (cut into 8 wedges each)
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- This recipe originally appeared on Giada on the Beach. Episode: Summer Sunday Supper.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, mix together the salt, pepper, thyme and lemon zest. Sprinkle the chicken on both sides with all but 1/2 teaspoon of the mixture. Place the chicken skin-side up in a large (5-quart) braiser or cast-iron skillet. Nestle the tomato halves and fennel wedges around the chicken, season the vegetables with the remaining salt mixture. Drizzle the chicken and vegetables with the olive oil.
- Cover the pan and place in the oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and return to the oven for about another 20 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast reads 160 degrees F. Let rest for 15 minutes before carving.
- Serve the chicken alongside the vegetables, drizzled with pan juices and sprinkled with the basil.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Nutrition Serving Size
- 4
- per serving
- Calories
- 0
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 11 grams
- Protein
- 45 grams
- Fat
- 45 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 11 grams
- Cholestrol
- 173 milligrams
- Sodium
- 932 milligrams
- Fiber
- 4 grams
- Sugar
- 6 grams
2 comments
Didn't use a brick oven and it is a family favourite! Love the fennel.
Cries for a tryout in hubby’s wood burning oven!