Simple Roast Chicken Dinner with Rosemary Red Skin Potatoes

We’ve been blowing up social media with recipes that use our NEW fall spice blends this week, so today we decided to share a simple weeknight meal using some of the herbs in our new Savory pack.

This meal was really fun for me to make. We’ve been doing a lot of grilled food lately since it’s still feeling like summer, and I don’t usually use the grill, so I was happy to make a meal indoors. I had a grill incident a few years ago before the very first Ancestral Health Symposium. I lit the grill a bit too long after turning on the burners, which resulted in a flame explosion that singed my eyebrows, so now I avoid all grilling, and leave that to Bill.

For this meal, we kept things simple, but full of flavor… my favorite way to cook. We had an organic chicken, and organic potatoes in the house, so I thought a mini Thanksgiving meal would be nice. For the chicken, I really just stuffed it with a lemon, rubbed it with ghee, and then seasoned it with Rosemary, Thyme, and French Grey Sea Salt from our new Savory pack.

The potatoes boiled until fork tender, and then I drained them, and mashed them up with ghee, salt, and more of the dried rosemary.

Along with that I served organic peas, because Bill loves peas, and we had some in the freezer. I also steamed an artichoke, because I didn’t think I would eat the peas, but once the meal was put together, they looked so good, I had to have some.

One of my tricks when I roast chicken, is I add liquid to the bottom of the roasting pan. This keeps the drippings from burning on the bottom of the pan, and starts your base for gravy.

Since chickens don’t cook as long as a giant turkey, it’s hard to get a lot of pan drippings for gravy, and I’ve found this is a great way to do that. I prefer using homemade chicken stock, but water will do just fine if you don’t have stock on hand. I fill just enough for all of the liquid to cover the bottom of the pan, about 1/2 an inch. Sometimes this will cook off a lot, and then I will add a little more chicken stock after the chicken has cooked, and whisk it up in the pan over low heat on the stove top. After that I just add it to the blender and whip the heck out of it, which results in a delicious, thick gravy. No need for any flour to thicken it! It’s by far my favorite way to make gravy, and it’s so simple.

This meal was so delicious, so comforting, and a really nice change from all the grilled food and salads we’ve been eating with the hot weather.

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Rosemary Red Skin Mashed Potatoes

This simple side dish is equally at home at a weeknight meal or a fancy holiday feast. Leave the skins on for texture and beautiful pink color throughout the dish.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 lb 2 lb 2 lb Red Skin Potatoes, about 6 medium potatoes
2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Ghee
2 tsp 2 tsp 2 tsp Rosemary, dried
Himalayan Pink Salt, to taste

Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.
Rinse the potatoes and give them a light scrub to remove any excess dirt.
Cut the potatoes into quarters, or 6 pieces, depending on how large they are. Place them in the boiling water, and allow them to boil gently until fork tender (about 45 minutes).
Strain away the water, and return the potatoes to the warm pot and mash along with the ghee. Add the rosemary and salt (to taste), and keep warm until serving.

Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Thyme

If you're craving "Thanksgiving Dinner" and it's not technically thanksgiving, this awesome herb-roasted chicken recipe will fit the bill nicely, and fill your home with all the aromas of the holiday season. Try it using our new "Savory Pack" spices: French Grey Sea Salt, Rosemary, and Thyme (Now available!)

Serves: 4

Ingredients

3-4 lb 3-4 lb 3-4 lb Chicken, Whole
2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp Ghee
1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Rosemary, dried
1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp Thyme, dried
1.5 tsp 1.5 tsp 1.5 tsp Salt
1 cup 1 cup 1 cup Chicken Stock, free range, organic, or filtered water

Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

Preheat the oven to 375 F.
If desired, rinse the chicken under cold water and pat dry.
Place the chicken on a roasting pan, and stuff the chicken cavity with a whole lemon.
Rub the chicken with the ghee, then season on all sides with the rosemary, thyme, and salt.
Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Add the chicken stock (or filtered water) to the bottom of the roasting pan; this is the foundation for making gravy later.
Roast the chicken for approximately 25 minutes per pound, so the time will vary depending on the size, until the internal temperature of the chicken reads 165 F with a meat thermometer inserted into the deepest part of the chicken breast.
Serve warm along with your favorite side dishes.