Roasted Rosemary Chicken

Roasted Rosemary Chicken!

Hi!  It’s me again, with yet another simple and yummy dish in only 60 minutes from the oven to the table.  My honey is always complaining about how much he hates chicken because its so dry.  So every time I make a chicken dish, I experiment with new ways to keep it moist.  Believe it or not ONIONS!!  Whether you like then or not they serve as an excellent way to keep my chicken dishes moist.  And if you don’t like them, you can discard them after.  Or like me, chop them up and throw them back into the chicken drippings and pour over rice and green beans.

This is what you will need: 

• Chicken breast (skin on and bone in)
• Bahia mojo
• Adobo
• Black pepper
• Mrs. Dash Table Blend
• 1 white onion (sliced into rings)
• Sazon (1/2 a packet)
• Rosemary (dry)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Start by washing your breast under running cold water, cutting off the attached ribs with chicken shears and trimming the fat.  Layer 1/2 of the onion rings on the bottom of a baking dish and place the chicken on top of the rings.

Sparingly pour mojo all over chicken making sure its coated all over.  Sprinkle chicken with Adobo, black pepper, Mrs. Dash Table Blend and sazon.  Take the dried rosemary and crush it with your fingertips in your palm to release the aromas and spread generously all over chicken.  

(Make sure when you are seasoning the chicken, that you raise the skin and season under it and then stretch the skin back over the chicken. This also helps the chicken retain its moisture.  You can discard the skin after its cooked, but personally, to me, the skin is the best part! haha!!).   

Place the remaining onion rings over the chicken, add about 1/4 cup of water, cover with aluminum foil and back for 50 minutes.  After 50 minutes, carefully uncover chicken and set the oven to broil on high (pour the drippings over the chicken and keeping an eye on it, because it burns and dries easily in this stage).  You want the chicken to have a golden brown color and the skin to look crispy. I do this on both sides. 

Take the chicken out and let it rest for about 2-3 minutes.  Steam some brown rice and green beans and dig in. I pour the sauce over the white or brown rice with the onions and it's literally to die for.

Good Luck, Happy Cooking and Enjoy!!