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60 minutes
4 servings
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dairy-free
gluten-free
kid friendly
has meat
(?)
Has meat from:
chicken (whole)
has pasta
has seafood
mediterranean
vegan
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Not vegan due to:
chicken (whole)
vegetarian
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chicken (whole)
pescatarian
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Not pescatarian due to:
chicken (whole)
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Nutrition to Balance
This recipe has Fat (total lipid) as 139% and Protein as 93.7% (as a percentage of RDA).
 
You'll likely need to take these into account today to balance out your diet.
 
Nutrition Rating Details
Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:
• Calcium: 0.0% of RDA
• Calories: 61.0% of RDA
• Carbs: 0.0% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 139% of RDA
• Fiber: 0.0% of RDA
• Fructose: 0.0% of RDA
• Protein: 93.7% of RDA
• Sodium: 29.6% of RDA
• Sugar: 0.0% of RDA
• Vitamin A (IU): 29.8% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 99.4% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 12.4% of RDA
• Iron: 0.0% of RDA
• Magnesium: 31.9% of RDA
• Manganese: 2.1% of RDA
• Niacin: 214% of RDA
• Potassium: 30.7% of RDA
• Zinc: 49.3% of RDA
If any nutritional component is greater than 75% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 600% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Balance” rating.
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MACROS
Carbohydrate
0
g
Calories
1220
 
Fiber
0
g
Iron
0
mg
Protein
105
g
Sodium
400
mg
Sugars
0
g
Fat (total lipid)
85.3
g
 
INGREDIENTS
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Ingredient
 
1
whole
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-
 
2 – 3 lb organic free-range.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PREPARATION
1.
About an hour before roasting, take the bird out of the refrigerator to bring the meat to room temperature. (If the chicken is still refrigerator-cold when you put it in the oven, the oven temperature will drop, plus the chicken will not cook evenly).
2.
Preheat the oven to 450°F.
3.
Rinse the chicken and dry thoroughly with paper towels, both inside and outside. It’s critical. Any excess moisture will create steam inside the oven, and steam is the enemy of crispy skin.
4.
Season the inside of the cavity generously with salt and pepper.
5.
Slide the wings underneath the body of the bird. Truss the chicken.
6.
Salt the chicken liberally -- rain about one tablespoon of salt over the bird so that it has a nice uniform coating. Season to taste with pepper.
7.
Place the chicken breast side down on a rack over a roasting pan. (The rack will ensure that the chicken cooks evenly and it will prevent it from sticking to the pan.).
8.
Roast for about 55 minutes for a 3 1/2 lb chicken. Do not open the door. (Opening the oven will decrease the oven heat, increase cooking time and kill the crispy skin.).
9.
Leave the chicken on a cutting board, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Remove the twine, carve the chicken and serve immediately.
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COMPLETE NUTRITION
This recipe has the following nutrient totals:
Calories 1220
Protein 105 g
Carbohydrates 0.000 g
Iron 0.000 mg
Fiber 0.000 g
Calcium 0.000 mg
(plus many more nutrients)
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