Blasted Chicken

That Blasted Chicken!

 

Rather than buying the pre-roasted chickens in the supermarket, why not cook your own? 

It is so blasted easy! 

And it turns out so juicy and delicious.

I purchased this fry chicken on sale for $2.73. Whenever they are on sale I pick up a bunch of them. I am feeding an army over here, so you get why! 

Side note- When I grocery shop and people see my cart, old men often look at it and say, "What? Are you feeding an army or something?" And I sweetly reply, "Why yes I am!" An army of boys growing strong!

Okay, so to the Blasted Chicken! Why is it called Blasted? I know that you either already know or you are just dying to know? Well, maybe not. But, I'm going to tell you anyway. It is called Blasted Chicken because you blast it with heat. 

Ingredients

One 4.5 to 5 pound chicken

Whatever you have on hand to stuff it with- tangerines, lemons, oranges work well along with garlic, and rosemary. If you have nothing, even some salt and pepper inside and out will work fine.

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees

Take the guts out of the chicken if it has them and throw them out. Or do whatever you normally do with the guts of a chicken. My dad likes to fry them up and eat them, but I prefer to toss them. Whatever floats your boat. 

Rinse the chicken inside and out with cold water then place the chicken in a baking dish. Stuff it and season it. 

When the oven has reached 450 degrees, put the chicken in the oven uncovered and BLAST it for 45 minutes. Take it out and there you have one fancy Blasted Chicken.

The thing I love about this recipe is how easy it is to remember. It is all in 45's. Buy a chicken that is 4.5 pounds, cook it at 450 degrees for 45 minutes.

I wish I had taken a picture of the finished product, but we cut it all up and then I remembered so no photo for you. You'll just have to make it for yourself to see how it turns out. 

Since we are talking chicken here, I just have to tell you what one of the boys said the other night at dinner. We were eating stir fry beef and he said, "I love everything from a cow. Beef from a cow, hamburger from a cow and chicken from a cow." I said, "Chicken from a cow?" And he said, "Yah, it's a piece of the cow right here." and he pointed to below his ribs. We then had a lesson on the existence of actual chickens and the light bulb went on. We really are working with a full deck over here, really we are!