Roasted Herbed Chicken and Vegetables

By cprzybyl

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp. butter
• 1 1⁄2 tbsp. dried herbes de provence
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 2 cups white wine
• 1 ⁄2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp. fennel seeds
• 12 cloves garlic, unpeeled (8 whole, 4 crushed)
• 3 medium turnips, cut into 2" pieces
• 1 small butternut squash (about 1 1⁄2 lbs.),
• peeled, seeded, and cut into thick half moons
• Kosher salt and coarsely ground pepper, to taste
• 1 4-lb. chicken, wings tucked under body
• 1 lemon
• 1 bunch thyme
• 1 large yellow onion, cut into thick wedges
• 3 ⁄4 lb. brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
• 3 ⁄4 lb. cremini mushrooms, left whole
• 12 large sage leaves

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 375. Melt butter and herbes de provence in a pot over medium heat. Remove from heat; whisk in honey. Cover; let herb butter steep for 20 minutes. Combine wine, half the oil, fennel, whole garlic, turnips, squash, and salt and pepper in a bowl; set turnip mixture aside.

2. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Peel rind from lemon in strips. Halve lemon; set aside. Put rind into cavity with remaining garlic and thyme. Tie legs with twine; set chicken on a small roasting rack (see Foiled) in a roasting pan. Arrange turnip mixture around chicken; scatter with onions. Brush chicken with some herb butter. Roast, basting chicken with herb butter and vegetables with pan juices, until turnips are just tender, about 1 hour.

3. Toss brussels sprouts, mushrooms, and sage together in a bowl with remaining oil and salt and pepper; transfer to pan. Continue roasting until a thermometer inserted in chicken's thigh registers 165, 2530 minutes. Transfer chicken to a platter; cover loosely with foil. Return vegetables to oven; roast until very tender, 1820 minutes. Carve chicken (following steps in Carving Chicken), squeeze reserved lemon over top and serve with vegetables.