I have been exploring with making a rotisserie style whole chicken at home. If you can cook a whole chicken for a Sunday dinner (and have it taste amazing) than you officially are a self-sufficient grown up. For some reason, roasting a whole chicken seemed like something I would just never be able to do — I accepted that I would only have this meal when I went to my parents house for dinner. I never thought I would know how to make it myself. Turns out, I was over-reacting – it really is SO simple! I have made it a few times now, trying out different methods and ingredients.  I am going to share 2 different recipes with you: a juicy German-style roast chicken that is beyond simple to make and my favorite roast chicken that has a few extra steps involved (kitchen twine!)img_04782What’s a chicken without vegetables, right? I have made chicken and vegetables separately but adding them to the same pan is my favorite way – all the flavors from the chicken get nicely absorbed with the vegetables. The traditional way my family eats a roast chicken, roast turkey, or anything roasted for that matter is with “kluski” — a potato based Polish dumpling. I will be posting the recipe on the blog before Thanksgiving so you can surprise your dinner party with this delicious side (we have it instead of mashed potatoes) and it is by far one of my favorite things to eat!
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I bought extra drumsticks (as well as white ground chicken) to boil for the dog. If you have been following me on Snapchat (KPMroczko) or Freddy on Insta (@Freddy_doodle), you’d know that Freddy eats a mostly “raw” diet. You can get some of the recipes for his diet in the Dog Mom category of this blog. Of course, never give a dog a cooked bone, especially a chicken bone! It will splinter and cause issues internally.
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[yumprint-recipe id=’23’] Let me know which one you try or if you try both, which one you liked better! I mastered my rotisserie style chicken — now to the bigger bird! Just in time for Thanksgiving too 🙂

 

 

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