Since it's just me, I often find that roasting a whole chicken is too much for me. There's often too much left over and I get sick of eating it after a few days. So I'm thrilled when they have half chickens on sale.
Now for the brussel sprouts. I've never been a fan of them. When I was little, my grandpa tried to get my brother and I to eat one. He first put a piece of cheese on it. We wouldn't eat it. He then tried adding, chocolate sauce, then whipped cream and finally a cherry. My brother and I still wouldn't eat it. At this point, my grandma looked at him and told him to eat it. My poor grandpa did it and I still remember the look on his face. LOL. Credit to him for actually eating it and keeping it down. Anyhow, back in May, I got to go out for an amazing dinner at a very fancy place. My meal came with brussel sprouts. I gave them a try and LOVED THEM! Turns out they were either oven roasted or pan seared. So yesterday I was in the Byward Market and some of the stalls had brussel sprouts, so I decide to try roasting them in the oven.
First up is the chicken.
Pre-heat the oven to 400F.
I gave the chicken a quick rinse and then patted it dry. I rubbed about a tsp of olive oil on the chicken and then liberally sprinkled it with some Mrs. Dash (trying to reduce my salt in take).
I put the chicken in the oven for 15 minutes and then turned down the temp to 325F and cooked it for another half hour. You pretty much need to roast it for 20 minutes a pound.While the chicken was cooking, I prepped the sprouts. I just cut the bottoms off, peeled off the touch outside leaves and then rinsed them off and dried them. I then tossed them with some olive oil, garlic power, pepper and a little bit of salt.
Once the chicken was out of the oven and resting, I put the brussel sprouts in the oven. I roasted them at 425F. You should roast them for about a half hour. Mine were small and I kind of over cooked them so they were on the crunchy side. LOL. But they still tasted really, really good. I will definitely make them again and keep a better eye on them next time.
The chicken was great too. It came out with a nice crispy skin and the inside was moist. The Mrs. Dash gave it a nice flavour too. I made a box of Idaho Potatoes Au Gratin to round it out (pretty damn good for potatoes from a box).
So there is it. A very simple, easy and super yummy Sunday dinner. And I have enough chicken leftover to take for lunch tomorrow. Now if only the dishes would magically do themselves, I'd be set.
Hope you enjoyed this recipe!
Sarah
