I made this last night, to try it out before I recommended it. We (just 4 of us) ate the entire chicken and practically licked the bones. Even my picky, fruit hating husband said it was worth making again. I think the secret was the orange. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
1 whole chicken (about 6 pounds), 1 orange, 1 T oil, 1 T each garlic salt, rosemary and thyme, 1 can chicken broth, 1 beer, and enough carrots and potatoes to feed your crowd.
Preheat the oven to 325. Pour the oil in a large pot with a lid, I used a cast iron dutch oven. Zest the orange all over and rub the zest into the chicken skin. Poke the orange full of holes and insert it into the cavity in the chicken. Mix the herbs and garlic and rub under the chicken skin. Put the chicken and veggies in the pot, and pour in the beer and broth. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Remove the cover and bake for another 45 minutes.
I made this in the oven, but I think the first hour could be done in the crock pot on low for several hours, then finished in the oven to brown and crisp it.
Let me know what you think!
Happy Friday!
