Summer Roast Chicken

Comfort Food For Warm Weather

Summer Roast Chicken is here because we deserve easy comfort food for summer too! All you need is a whole chicken, some seasoning and herbs, just a few potatoes, an onion, a lemon and a few garlic cloves for good measure.

We recently moved from a condo in the heart of Chicago to a home on the outskirts of the city that is a lot more like the suburbs. The good news is that we are closer to my Mom so she is able to just pop over when she wants to.

This past Sunday she came over and this was an easy meal I threw in the oven that we both enjoyed on a warm day.

I served this with some buttered rolls, peaches, and a salad. If I had more time, my Summer Farro Salad is perfect as a side for the chicken.

The salad and the chicken provide a filling, yet nutritious and not too heavy meal. If you try both, you will agree.

Why Is Chicken Weird Now?

I used to be a big chicken breast gal but now unless I spend $$$$$ on organic chicken, I often get weird, foamy-textured chicken. I found an interesting article about this that explains it likely has to do with deformed muscle development in an increasing number of chickens.

I cannot stand it!

I have been able to combat this with my Chicken Breast Method most of the time, but making a whole chicken is much more affordable and you do not ever get that weird texture.

I roast this chicken for us two and we have plenty of leftovers to use during the week. I like to make my Delicious Chicken Salad with the leftover chicken from this recipe.

It is a fan favorite on The Tipsy Housewife!

Cut The Potatoes Small

You want to make sure to use these softer Yukon Gold Potatoes for this recipe if possible. This is because they roast up the best while being roasted with the chicken.

I leave the skins on so the potatoes remain intact when roasting and sitting in the broth and chicken drippings.

You also want to make sure to cut these potatoes small enough so they roast up in the time it takes for the chicken to roast. A more dense potato, cut bigger than this, will likely not cook fully when prepared this way.

New To Me Salt

I like to experiment with different salts and seasonings. I fell prey to an ad I saw on social media for these new McCormick Salts.

This is not an ad, I am just sharing something I bought on a whim and ended up loving.

They came in a set with five varieties for $19.99 and were mailed to me fast. I have been enjoying using them.

Again, this is not sponsored, I just mentioned this salt in the recipe card and wanted to share.