I brought home one of those whole chickens from the supermarket and wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do with. We love roasted chicken but sometimes the flavor is just blah…so I mixed up some great spices to marinate it and arranged it on some Rustic French Bread slices in a cast iron skillet…into the oven it went…and out came a mouth-watering flavorful Latin Roast Chicken…it can’t get any better than that!
Latin Roast Chicken
4-4 1/2 lb whole chicken
1/2 cup fresh parsley
4 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dried cilantro leaves
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon dried thyme
fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
1 large shallot, peeled & chopped
extra virgin olive oil
Rustic French Bread
Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Place chicken in a large bowl and drizzle with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil. Using a food processor, pulse the parsley, garlic, salt, paprika, oregano, cumin, cilantro, coriander, thyme, pepper and shallot with 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil until it becomes a paste. Spread over entire chicken – inside and out. Set aside and allow to marinate for a minimum of one hour (can be marinated up to 24 hours in the refrigerator if so desired).
Heat oven to 425°F. Slice French Bread into thick slices and layer on the bottom of a 10″ cast iron skillet. Place seasoned whole chicken on top of bread slices. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Place skillet in bottom third of the oven and roast 45 minutes. Flip chicken over and roast an additional 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest 5 minutes.
Carve chicken and slice bread into cubes. Great served over mixed salad greens using bread cubes as croutons. Serves 4. Delicious!
Enjoy!
Linda~
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This looks absolutely mouth watering. I will definitely try out this version of roast chicken!
Please do check out the tandoori style roast chicken recipe available on my blog here:
https://foodie24seven.wordpress.com/2017/01/15/delicious-chicken-roast-lahori-chargha/
It’s an Indian version of roast chicken and I’m sure you will love it as well!
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I like your recipe very much. I did something similar but I added 1 glass of red wine to the ingredients . It tasted very nice as well 😊😊
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Sounds yummy! 😊
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This is absolutely fabulous Linda! Oh my. That bread on the bottom must be incredible and those herbs! Totally transformed an average chicken. Brilliant!
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Thanks Johanne! The chicken had so much flavor… and it just seeped down into those slices of bread – which I chopped into crouton bites!! So delicious!! Thanks for visiting 😊
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That looks yummy! Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday 🙂
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My pleasure Debra! 😀
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Sounds sooo… good!! Seriously! 😋😋
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Thanks Angie! Have a wonderful Easter weekend 😊
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You, too! Happy Easter!
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Yes, please!!
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This looks absolutely amazing…it’s been way too long since I’ve roasted a chicken!
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Thanks Colleen! 🙂
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I need a good roast chicken and this one fits in. Thanks for sharing! 😀
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You’re very welcome!! 🙂
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This looks fabulous! I’ll have to omit the bread (eating GF), and will probably try a bed of black beans & rice or sliced potatoes instead.
I’m with the other comments re: roast chicken – what’s NOT to like! Thanks for sharing.
xx,
mgh
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Thanks for visiting Madelyn! 🙂
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My pleasure.
xx, mgh
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This is too good to ignore! Your picture really looks good, Linda. Glad I found you. 🙂 #FiestaFriday
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Thank you Ann! Have a wonderful week! 🙂
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You too, Linda! 🙂
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That looks delicious! Thanks for bringing this post along to Fiesta Friday!
Ginger x
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My pleasure Ginger! 🙂
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Well of course this Latin chicken would be right at home on La Gringa’s Baja table.
Thanks for the inspiration, Tracey
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You’re welcome Tracey! Have a wonderful weekend 😊
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What a great idea Linda! This looks fabulous!
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Thanks Lynn! 🙂
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most welcome Linda! xxx
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Maybe the reason why my chicken don’t come out this crips is because I don’t part dry. Thanks for sharing this. It looks perfect.
X
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Thank you! Have a wonderful day! 😊
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That looks so good!
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Thanks Deb! It was real yummy! 😋
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I’m in love! 🌿🌱🍃
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Thank you!! LOL 🙂
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Looks awesome!
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Thank you! 🙂
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The bread at the bottom!!!! What a treat at the end 😀
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It’s almost the best part of the meal!!! 😊😊
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Awww you show me this now!!?!
This is one of the bests winter comfort foods and you’re showing this to us now??
Ahhh but fortunately – Easter’s coming 😀 😀
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You’re too funny!! Sundays are always a good day for roast chicken!!! 😘😘
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I LOVE roast chicken. Adding this one to my list!!
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You will LOVE this one!!! Trust me!! Thanks Michelle 😘
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I have a thing for roast chicken. This looks delicious. All those herbs!
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The herbs made it so much better!! 😋😋
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Oh I can imagine. It’s an impressive list!
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This looks so very delicious! Love the use of bread here. I’ll keep this in mind for next time I’ll be roasting chicken. 🙂
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Thank you! When you cut the bread into cubes and add it to a salad it’s incredible!! 😊
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