Roasted Chicken Jus Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken giblets. Rinse the chicken inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pin feathers and pat the outside dry. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the chicken. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon, and all the garlic. Brush the outside of the chicken with the butter and sprinkle again with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken. Place the onions, carrots, and fennel in a roasting pan. Toss with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and olive oil. Spread around the bottom of the roasting pan and place the chicken on top.
• Roast the chicken for 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh. Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter and cover with aluminum foil for about 20 minutes. Slice the chicken onto a platter and serve it with the vegetables.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Arrange chicken in broiler pan.
• Combine mix and olive oil; brush chicken liberally with mix.
• Bake for 40 minutes, basting every 10 minutes or so.
• Remove chicken from pan and place in serving tray.
• Add hot water to sauce and stir. Make sure you scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Pour over chicken and serve with rice.

Steps:

• In 12-inc nonstick skillet, melt 1 tbsp butter over medium-high heat, and cook chicken, turning once, 8 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
• Remove and keep warm.
• In same skillet, bring shallots, garlic and vinegar to a boil over high heat and cook 2 minutes.
• Add broth and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally,8 inutes or until liquid is reduced to 1 cup.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in remaining 2 tbsp butter.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine olives with parsley;set aside.
• Serve chicken over couscous, then top with sauce and olive mixture.