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2. Megan
October 29th, 2008 @7:26 am  

I love the smell of roasted chicken filling the house. This one would smell especially great with the basil and thyme wafting in the air! Great recipe and I am loving the Zesty tips!

3. coco
October 29th, 2008 @7:56 am  

I love roasted chicken but I never made it at home because I could never finish a entire chicken by myself. I guess we need more recipes for the leftover roasted chicken.

4. ZestyCook
October 29th, 2008 @8:58 am  

@Megan - Thanks - yeah the smell is so nice.

@coco - I will post a left-over chicken recipe for you… or a great idea would be to use some left-over chicken in the mexican salad. Would be delicious!

5. Juliet
October 29th, 2008 @10:16 am  

Roast chicken is such a good, comforting food. I like to get my money’s worth and use the leftover chicken to make sandwiches or in soup or stew, and then boil the carcass to make chicken stock.

6. Gera
October 29th, 2008 @11:04 am  

Hi Cory!

For me roasted chicken is a classical in my kitchen, several times per month. I like also the same to do it with a soft white wine or with chimichurri sauce turns great!… like your very tasty photos!!

7. Live.Love.Eat
October 29th, 2008 @11:56 am  

Hey there! Thank you for the bday wishes!!!!!!!!! I just realized I may have been making a mistake. If I have not come by before & commented I am sorry. I think I was opening your profile and accidentally going to Sunday Baker under Blogs you follow. That was a good thing because I like her too but didn’t want to skip over you. I am adding both of you to my blogroll. Has anyone told you you look like Chris Daughtry? Chicken looks awesome!!!!!!

8. Bob
October 29th, 2008 @12:30 pm  

Drool, roast chicken rules. I like potatoes with my chicken, but I like them seasoned instead of with gravy. Of course, I won’t turn my nose up to gravy either. I’m totally with Juliet too, stock from the carcass is the best.

9. maggie
October 29th, 2008 @1:07 pm  

Oo what a great idea! I haven’t roasted a chicken in a long long time. Since I was living with my parents in high school probably. I’m a gravy girl :)

10. Michelle
October 29th, 2008 @2:55 pm  

Next time you roast a chicken, try mixing your herbs into some softened butter to make a compound butter. Then separate the skin from the breast meat and spread the compound butter between the skin and the meat. The flavor will be so fantastic, I just know you’ll love it!

11. lauren
October 29th, 2008 @3:26 pm  

this looks great! I have one of these babies sitting in the freezer at home and needed an idea on how to make it! now I just have to motivate and do it!

12. Krista
October 29th, 2008 @4:56 pm  

That bird’s a looker! Great job!

13. chadnpam1
October 29th, 2008 @4:59 pm  

A comforting and delicious favorite of mine. I love how good my house smells when I am roasting one.

14. heather
October 29th, 2008 @5:17 pm  

I agree… nothing smells better than a home with a roasting chicken in the oven!! great tip, too! i’ve never thought of doing it breast side down, but it makes sense!

15. rubybean77
October 29th, 2008 @11:10 pm  

I want to come to your house for dinner!

16. Mrs Ergül
October 30th, 2008 @2:37 am  

I’m gonna try this the next time we have company for dinner! Thanks for the recipe!

17. Laurie
October 30th, 2008 @10:37 am  

Your chicken looks great! I made almost the exact same thing the other night only I used rosemary instead of basil. My favorite sides for this are smashed potatoes with gravy, of course! and butternut squash with a little maple syrup.

Meant to tell you I love the new banner you made for Megan! Is there anything you can’t do?

18. Cathy-wheresmydamnanswer
October 30th, 2008 @10:58 am  

Perfect timing for this recipe as sitting in my fridge is a lonely naked whole chicken anxious to be dressed up and spiced up and cooked. You have solved my dinner dilemma for tonight!! Thanks

19. Culinary Cory
October 30th, 2008 @2:33 pm  

Chicken is such an easy meal to make. Just throw it in the oven and let it go. Perfect with roasted carrots and green beans.

20. Julie
October 30th, 2008 @8:55 pm  

That looks great, I’ll bet the lemon basil combo is a knockout! I like to throw my whole chicken in the crockpot…nothing could be easier :)

21. Tastes of Home
November 18th, 2008 @11:24 pm  

this roast chicken looks great! thanks for the tip on ‘testing’ the ‘cookedness’ of the chicken

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