Description
Roasted Chicken with Apple, Onion & Sage is a gorgeous way to end a Monday!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 five-pound roasting chicken
- 4 RubyFrost apples, cored and quartered
- 3 yellow onions, 2 quartered and 1 sliced
- 4 – 6 sprigs each of sage and thyme
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
- 2 Tbsp olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- kosher salt and cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Set a 12″ cast iron skillet on the top rack of the oven and preheat to 425 F.
- Meanwhile, remove the giblets and rinse the chicken inside and out. Pat dry.
- Season inside and out with kosher salt.
- Place 1 quartered apple, 1 quartered onion, and half the herbs in the cavity of the chicken.
- Toss the remaining apples, onions and herbs with 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Once the oven is heated, carefully remove pan and drizzle 1 Tbsp olive oil in pan.
- Place the sliced onion in the bottom of the pan.
- Place the chicken on the onions and the remaining apples, onion, and herbs around it.
- Brush the remaining olive oil and melted butter on the chicken.
- Roast for approximately 1.5 hours until juices run clear and the internal temperature is 165F.