Today’s FFwD is called Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux.
Roast Chicken for the lazy.
I’d rather call it Roast chicken for la occupés
Roast Chicken for the busy.
Not only is this chicken quick, but it is moist and very flavorful.
All you do is oil your pot, salt and pepper your chicken inside and out, poke in some herbs and garlic, crank up your oven to 450º and roast for 90 minutes.
This is fabulous.
But the best part of this chicken???
You lay your chicken on a couple of pieces of bread.
This bread soaks up all the juices and flavor.
Dorie, I heart this recipe.
Chocolatechic 
What do you do with the bread besides eat it? Make a gravy? (regarding your Nov 16th post; I been there. Has your Dad told you if HE’S been there?)
Yes, the one that does the cooking sneaks the bread to the side, and eats it.
Alone.
Because one does not want to share something as delicious as this.
I am doing this on Sunday!! Thank you for sharing!
Do you think it would work for a small turkey? I haven’t ventured into making a whole chicken or turkey, but if it would work maybe I’ll try.
If you have a pot large enough, I’m sure it would.
You might have to roast it just a bit longer though…
Great photos! This was a super easy recipe and one I plan on making a regular in our house.
I’ve NEVER cooked a whole chicken! However, you’ve made it look so easy and yummy, I think I could do this?
Thanks for sharing – I may try to pull this off for the weekend. I’m all about easy meals for the weekend.
Have a blessed weekend!
~ Amy ~
YOur bread looks the way I think it should look! I love your chicken too.
I made the flan this week.
Oh yeah…that piece of bread on the bottom!
I Love making a whole chicken..and the soup it makes afterwards is good too (throw in a couple of pieces of chicken to add to what is left on the hones)
..Yours came out looking great…
A small turkey, or even a turkey breast would probably work…..it is NOT hard to do…(I LOVE that Perdue commercial about “roaster phobia”..so funny because it is SO easy..)
Oh you did NOT eat that bread! Oh my gosh…was it not oil soaked as well as full of flavor? I think I would leave it out so I could use the juices (once I scimmed the fat) for gravy – looks quick and easy though.
You know what I’m loving about all of these recipes? They’re easy. Nothing has been too time consuming! Hopefully their not just giving us the easy stuff at the beginning! Your chicken looks delicious!
Wow, not only does your chicken look great…your bread looks amazing. I have a photo of my bread and it’s a little different…but oh was it tasty!
Georgeous roast chicken!! I want to dive into your piece of bread!
I LOVED this recipe!! Looks gorgeous 🙂
LOVED the bread. This chicken was some of the best I’ve ever eaten, too… and I eat it frequently! 🙂
What would happen if you broke the bread up into a bread soup?
Nope…this is way to good to put in soup.
Wow! I’m gonna’ have to try this!
What did you do to get it crusty instead of gooey?
The crusty part is the part that touched the pan, there was a little bit of goo on the part that touched the bird, but it didn’t matter.
WOW! My mouth is watering. Your photos are great…and that bread is amazing.
I left the lid on so my bread wasn’t like yours…oh, it looks so delicious! Nice job!
This is the best chicken ever. And your bread is the most pristine-looking one I’ve seen. (Mine turned into goo, but oh was it good.)
Looks fabulous, Tanya. Think I have a frozen chic in the freezer…yay!
Beautiful color on your chicken…looks perfect!
The chicken looks good, but I don’t think I’d eat that bread.
We really loved both the chicken and the baguette surprise. Your chicken is such a lovely golden brown!
I think your photos captured the recipe perfectly! Awesome!
The bread was my absolute favorite part as well! Great lookin’ chicken!
Thanks for showing the bread. Best shot of it I’ve seen yet. I loved it with the liver on it as Dorie suggested. And I don’t even like liver.
Trevor Sis. Boom.
Oh my. I want this bread now. And the chicken too.
I can’t wait to try this chicken!
I’ve been talking myself in and out of doing this one, but I think I will–looks great!
I’ll make it solely for the bread! Your baguette pieces look just divine:)
Roast Chicken for the Busy is apt – your chicken browned beautifully, too!
Yours looks like pure poultry perfection! I’d say your right about changeing the name of this recipe to roast chicken for “busy” people. Either way fits I suppose.
I hear this recipe too! I found incredibly easy and perfect for those (me!) who want a quick prep, delicious dinner on a weeknight. I was surprised how many FFWD peeps found the recipe the opposite of lazy.