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    Whole Chicken Recipes

    Make a simple dinner or serve a crowd with our members' favorite recipes for whole chicken, roasted to perfection with your choice of vegetables.

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    Chicken Enchilada Salad

    Chicken Enchilada Salad

    By Shelly (Goodman) Wright

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    Asopao De Pollo - Caribbean Chicken and Rice

    Asopao De Pollo - Caribbean Chicken and Rice

    Thai Chicken Salad

    Thai Chicken Salad

    Baked Rosemary Chicken in Artichoke-Carbonara Sauce

    Baked Rosemary Chicken in Artichoke-Carbonara Sauce

    Most Popular Whole Chicken Recipes

    Whole Chicken Crock Pot Recipe
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    Tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken! Skip the overnight refrigeration if you are in a hurry. For variety, eliminate the onion and substitute a quartered...

    Whole Chicken Crock Pot Recipe

    Recipe #33671

    Whole Chicken Crock Pot Recipe

    By *Kathy* on July 9, 2002

    Recipe #33671

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    "Tender, fall-off-the-bone chicken! Skip the overnight refrigeration if you are in a hurry. For variety, eliminate the onion and substitute a quartered lemon or two, stuffed into the chicken cavity. Chef Shapeweaver had a good suggestion: Use Fajita Seasoning Mix #28011 as another variation. Thanks! The standard size slow cookers are a bit too small..."

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    Ingredients: garlic powder, onion powder...

    581 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 hrs

    Total Time: 23 hrs

    Roast "Sticky" Chicken
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    Beautiful and delicious, this incredibly moist roasted Chicken puts Kenny Roger's Roasters, Boston Market, and other rotisserie style chickens to...

    Roast "Sticky" Chicken

    Recipe #8782

    Roast "Sticky" Chicken

    By C Chatwin on April 20, 2001

    Recipe #8782

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    "Beautiful and delicious, this incredibly moist roasted Chicken puts Kenny Roger's Roasters, Boston Market, and other rotisserie style chickens to shame! Please don't let the word "overnight" mislead you; for actual hands-on preparation, this is a Quick-N-Easy way to impress Sunday dinner guests!"

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    Ingredients: garlic powder, onion powder...

    291 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins

    Kittencal's Best Blasted Rapid-Roast Whole Chicken
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    Blasting with high heat will shrink the skin and seal in all the juices to create an extremely moist and tender chicken with lovely crispy skin - and it...

    Kittencal's Best Blasted Rapid-Roast Whole Chicken

    Recipe #221743

    Kittencal's Best Blasted Rapid-Roast Whole Chicken

    By Kittencalskitchen on April 9, 2007

    Recipe #221743

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    "Blasting with high heat will shrink the skin and seal in all the juices to create an extremely moist and tender chicken with lovely crispy skin - and it will be on your table in about an hour. This method will also work with a larger chicken, but cooking time will need to be increased. You may adjust all seasonings to taste. If you are not a lemon..."

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    Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, garlic powder...

    239 Reviews

    Prep Time:20 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

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    Recipe #473431

    Italian Dressing Whole Chicken Crock Pot Recipe
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    It's super easy! The chicken is falling of the bone, juicy and very tender. I save the juices for gravy and stock. I serve with mashed red potatos...

    Italian Dressing Whole Chicken Crock Pot Recipe

    By Sarah_mil on February 2, 2012

    Recipe #473431

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    "It's super easy! The chicken is falling of the bone, juicy and very tender. I save the juices for gravy and stock. I serve with mashed red potatos and corn on the cob. The leftovers are great too! Make sure your crockpot (5-7 quart) is large enough to handle a whole chicken"

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    Ingredients: Good Seasonings Italian salad dressing mix, onions...

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    Prep Time:16 hrs

    Total Time: 24 hrs

    Recipe #473090

    Jalapeno Brined Cornish Hens
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    With a cornish hen there is no white meat verus dark meat debate.

    Jalapeno Brined Cornish Hens

    By Timothy J Higgins Eva on January 27, 2012

    Recipe #473090

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    "With a cornish hen there is no white meat verus dark meat debate."

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    Ingredients: chipotle chiles in adobo, frozen orange juice concentrate...

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    Prep Time:30 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins

    Machbous Ala Djaj (Bahrain)
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    This recipe is from week 20 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation on Earth, and Bahrain is my...

    Machbous Ala Djaj (Bahrain)

    Recipe #473061

    Machbous Ala Djaj (Bahrain)

    By GiddyUpGo on January 26, 2012

    Recipe #473061

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    "This recipe is from week 20 of my food blog, "Travel by Stove." I am attempting to cook one meal from every nation on Earth, and Bahrain is my 20th stop. Machbous is a spiced rice dish, considered by many to be the national dish of Bahrain (a small island nation in the Persian Gulf). This version is made with chicken."

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    Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

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    Prep Time:20 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins

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    Shredded Chicken and Walnut Sauce
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    This is from a Penzey's cooking magazine. I think I'll be trying it very soon!

    Shredded Chicken and Walnut Sauce

    Recipe #206466

    Shredded Chicken and Walnut Sauce

    By WI Cheesehead on January 20, 2007

    Recipe #206466

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    "This is from a Penzey's cooking magazine. I think I'll be trying it very soon!"

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    Ingredients: onions, paprika, salt...

    6 Reviews

    Prep Time:45 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

    Recipe #260007

    Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
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    With the increasing popularity of rotisserie chicken at the grocery store I thought I would try to use this fowl in soup. Easy chicken noodle soup originally...

    Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup

    By SAM the Nuke [:-{) on October 19, 2007

    Recipe #260007

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    "With the increasing popularity of rotisserie chicken at the grocery store I thought I would try to use this fowl in soup. Easy chicken noodle soup originally made in 12 quart roaster oven. Can be easily made in smaller quantities."

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    Ingredients: pepper, chicken base...

    4 Reviews

    Prep Time:20 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins

    Recipe #329900

    Roasted Brined Chicken
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    I looked at several recipes for brining and roasting a chicken. I did not find one that I liked but did like several parts of different recipes so I...

    Roasted Brined Chicken

    By Huskergirl on October 11, 2008

    Recipe #329900

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    "I looked at several recipes for brining and roasting a chicken. I did not find one that I liked but did like several parts of different recipes so I made up my own. I had never brines before and WOW what a difference. My DH was shocked as was I at how moist the chicken was."

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    Ingredients: garlic powder, kosher salt...

    3 Reviews

    Prep Time:24 hrs

    Total Time: 25 hrs

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    Excite Me Tonight! Chicken!
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    Dress up that ordinary grilled chicken to create an exotic Mediterranean meal that will excite your family and friends. These 4 marinades will transform...

    Excite Me Tonight! Chicken!

    Recipe #127262

    Excite Me Tonight! Chicken!

    By NcMysteryShopper on June 23, 2005

    Recipe #127262

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    "Dress up that ordinary grilled chicken to create an exotic Mediterranean meal that will excite your family and friends. These 4 marinades will transform your menu into an international culinary delight. Whether you use whole butterflied poussins, game hens, broiler halves, chicken parts or boneless chicken cubes on skewers, you will find the following..."

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    Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground pepper...

    44 Reviews

    Prep Time:8 mins

    Total Time: 28 mins

    Easy Honey & Lime Roast Chicken
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    A beginners recipe for roast chicken. The glaze gives it a subtle honey & lime flavour. I also do my turkey at Christmas like this.

    Easy Honey & Lime Roast Chicken

    Recipe #102294

    Easy Honey & Lime Roast Chicken

    By -Sylvie- on October 19, 2004

    Recipe #102294

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    "A beginners recipe for roast chicken. The glaze gives it a subtle honey & lime flavour. I also do my turkey at Christmas like this."

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    Ingredients: honey, limes, olive oil...

    20 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 15 mins

    Good Ole' Down Home in Georgia Southern Fried Chicken
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    Real fried chicken, and southern style all the way.

    Good Ole' Down Home in Georgia Southern Fried Chicken

    Recipe #282900

    Good Ole' Down Home in Georgia Southern Fried Chicken

    By 2Bleu on January 29, 2008

    Recipe #282900

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    "Real fried chicken, and southern style all the way."

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    Ingredients: garlic powder, lard...

    16 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 30 mins

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    Traditional Bahraini Chicken Machboos / Machbous
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    Machboos is a dish of rice & meat, popular in many Gulf countries & across Saudi Arabia. Here is a version which is traditionally made in Bahrain....

    Traditional Bahraini Chicken Machboos / Machbous

    Recipe #304034

    Traditional Bahraini Chicken Machboos / Machbous

    By Um Safia on May 18, 2008

    Recipe #304034

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    "Machboos is a dish of rice & meat, popular in many Gulf countries & across Saudi Arabia. Here is a version which is traditionally made in Bahrain. If you don't have any Buharat / Baharat spice mix, there are a few here on Zaar to choose from. If you don't want to use a whole chicken, your favourite pieces would be fine too!"

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    Ingredients: cinnamon, coriander leaves...

    4 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

    Recipe #420150

    Julia Child's Roast Chicken
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    A delicious and fairly simple to prepare roast chicken recipe. The key is in the attention you give the chicken while it is roasting, the more you baste,...

    Julia Child's Roast Chicken

    By KellyMac6 on April 13, 2010

    Recipe #420150

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    "A delicious and fairly simple to prepare roast chicken recipe. The key is in the attention you give the chicken while it is roasting, the more you baste, the juicier it will be! This is a delicious recipe on it's own but is also a wonderful base recipe for anything that calls for shredded or diced cooked chicken. Would be great to roast a few and then..."

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    Ingredients: cooking oil, green onions...

    1 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins

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    The Best Oven-Fried Chicken!

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    "This recipe turned out nice and crispy! But I found that the french-fried onions overpowered the rest of the ingredients. I'd cut those down next time...." more 

    By breezermom
    on October 10, 2011

    Chicken Pot Pie With Rich Pastry Crust

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    "A wonderful meat pie for days when you want hot creamy comfort food. I made this recipe almost to the letter with the difference being that I used olive..." more 

    By Rpepsi
    on September 22, 2011

    Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic and Creamy Thyme Sauce

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    "If you haven't made it, you need to. Excellent the best chicken in a long time. The flavors are out of this world chicken was juicy and tender, great..." more 

    By skeene
    on August 28, 2011

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