Whole Chicken Dinner

I like to have a big family dinner once every week (although it actually ends up happening about once a month because of, well, how things work out) but one of my favourite things to make is a whole chicken dinner. It’s just so easy.

Whole Chicken Dinner

1 whole chicken
Seasonings

3-4 Carrots chopped

1 Onion chopped

5 or so beets

5 or so potatoes

1 cup brown rice

Preheat oven to 350. Take your bird and pull out anything inside, rinse it, pat it down with paper towels. Season it however you like (I like lots of pepper and oregano.) Take your carrots and onion, toss it into the roasting pan with the bird and enough water to go about an inch up the roasting pan. Put a lid on, and let it cook for 2-3 hours, checking after 2 hours with a meat thermometer.

I like to boil beets and potatoes about 20 mins before dinner, and mash the potatoes (adding garlic and salt/pepper if desired). The beets we usually just boil, strain and eat.

And adding water to the rice and putting it in the rice cooker.

Presto-changeo, you’ve got a beautiful meal!

Side Note: We get our meat from local farmers, it’s organic, free range, and no more expensive then any other meat from the grocery store when you buy direct. Look up your local meat farmers and try to make a deal, it will be worth it for your body and your wallet!