Whole chicken - how to cook it?

**Girl-23** · July 10th, 2009, 11:27 PM

I seriously did leave it on the kitchen bench. DH heard me making 'eeeewwwww' noises. I didn't even ask him to put it back in the freezer but he did. I don't know what to do with three whole chickens that I will never cook

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**Lulu** · July 11th, 2009, 02:47 AM

oh fark

you are so funny!!!!!

Between all of us here, we will get you cooking an awesome chicken dinner...I promise!

**Girl-23** · July 23rd, 2009, 10:57 AM

OKAY, I am ready. I want to cook the chicken in the oven for tonight. Where do I begin? So far, I have oven bag, rosemary, roast chicken seasoning, salt, what else do I need? Do I take the skin off? How long do I cook for? How do I keep the bird from drying up?

PS: I would like to surprise DH tonight. Lol. Something different.

What do I serve it with?

**Bengal** · July 23rd, 2009, 12:44 PM

I seriously did leave it on the kitchen bench. DH heard me making 'eeeewwwww' noises. I didn't even ask him to put it back in the freezer but he did. I don't know what to do with three whole chickens that I will never cook

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Just to really get you disliking chickens ...

What stage of the cooking process was the chicken when you re froze it ? You have to be careful with chicken

And you should always defrost a chicken in the bottom of the fridge, not on the bench ..

If you cook a chicken that is frozen ish ... it makes the chicken dry (not moist)

So step 1 - is the whole chicken defrosted safetly ?

Step 2 - NO ?? = get out a frozen one and defrost overnight in the fridge for use tommorow

**Girl-23** · July 23rd, 2009, 01:22 PM

wouldloveabubba,

I placed it in the fridge last night. So its ready for today's meal. So what should I do now?

**Bengal** · July 23rd, 2009, 02:11 PM

For Dinner at 6pm tonight

This arvo;

Peel and cut potatoes & pumpkin and carrots, put in a big bowl of water.
Wash and cut up your vegies (caulie, broklie) put them in water on the stove

Pre heat your oven to a moderate heat (is it fan forced or gas ) ? 150 is moderate at 4.20 PM

At 4.30 put the chicken in a roasting pan with 2.5 cm's of water in the bottom of it . Look at the post above for herbs etc to add to the chicken

At 5.30, take the roast out of the oven, turn the chicken over, add the potatoes and pumpkin (that you have dried off with paper towel) around the chicken

Put back in the oven, at 5.45 turn on the pot/steamer with the coloured vegies in it on slow, add peas and beans to the water if you like

BY 6pm - it will all be happening, have everything ready to go, I always put my vegies on the plate last, as it will take you a minute ot two to cut up the chicken, or get DH to do that, while you out the vegies on the plate

To make a gravy, to keep it easy for your first roast, get a little mixing jug, put the gravox in, add a stock cube, then add water from the stove top vegies

Yummm enjoy

I ccould give your harder stuff, but keep your first roast easy

**Girl-23** · July 24th, 2009, 11:14 AM

Oven bag is not needed?

**Bengal** · July 24th, 2009, 12:18 PM

If you have bought the oven bag, use it, just follow the instructions on the oven bag, however you can still use my other time instructions.

The bag should make the chicken moist

**{sarah}** · July 24th, 2009, 01:02 PM

If you have a slow cooker, just chuck it in there & let it cook itself

I can't stand looking at them raw either *shudder*

**Ella** · July 24th, 2009, 11:23 AM

Wow the post above is very extensive good on you!

I would add one thing though just gives the chicken a little extra kick!

I know you hate the bummy thing but just get a whole lemon and roll it on the bench a bit then stick it right up the bum! haha gross i know but worth it.

If you need any more help go to Jamie Olivers site. He has a video that will show you how to do an awesome chicken. I have included a link to his perfect roast chicken recipe that even tells you how to carve the chicken.

Perfect roast chicken recipes | Roast recipes & chicken recipes | Jamie Oliver recipe

hope this helps.

Ella