Last week on my Facebook group I commented on how shocked I was that rotisserie chicken had taxes on it. Altogether one chicken cost me almost $12. As my dear friends pointed out, yes, it is expensive but the outstanding texture and flavour of rotisserie chicken is worth it.
I have no way of making my own rotisserie chicken but I know that slow cooked chicken in the oven can be fantastic! I wanted to test out my new Paula Deen Stoneware Casserole Dish so I got it out and chopped up some aromatics and flavourings for the chicken:
Celery, carrots, shallots, garlic, bay leaf, thyme and black peppercorns went in the bottom. I browned one cut up chicken that I got for $7 in some olive oil, seasoned well with salt and pepper and put it on top of the the veggies and herbs.
I covered the chicken and veggies with one cup of white wine and three cups of chicken broth and put the lid on top.
I put the casserole dish into a 300F oven for 90 minutes. The poached chicken turned out beautiful! Fall-off-the-bone, tender and delicious. It is true you do not get that beautiful crispy chicken skin but I do not eat that anyway, LOL. I saved almost $5 and was left with the most fantastic chicken broth which I strained and put into ice cube trays in the freezer for future use. No way I was going to let that liquid gold go to waste!
HELP!
I was wondering if my fantastic readers would help me out? I am trying to come up with recipes to cook in my new covered casserole dish and realized because I have never had one before, I have no recipes that require this way of cooking! Do you have any suggestions? Any recipes that require a covered casserole dish that you want me to try? I would really appreciate any ideas, thanks so much!
I wish I could get over my aversion to meat on the bone. I would LOVE to be able to cook a chicken this way and get the broth and the lovely meat! Alas, I can’t do it – too gross for me! So, I’ll have to stick with chicken breasts (deboned, skinned for me) 🙂 Not as yummy…
I’ve never had a casserole dish like yours either, so no input on recipes. I’ll look forward to hearing what all you make though!!
Hmmmm. How about a wonderful macarroni and cheese recipe! The whole world loves a good macarroni and cheese!
Suzie I can get a roasted chicken at the Walmart deli here for $4. It’s insane isn’t it. I still try to make my own & resist the temptation. I love that dish & the veggies you added look so good. It’s fun to cook from the top of your head, eh?
Try this recipe with your dish. It starts uncovered but then you put the cover on for a few hours.
http://muminbloom.blogspot.com/2010/02/recipe-slow-roasted-chicken-pieces.html
What a gorgeous dish and the chicken looks so yummy, and the broth is wonderful too. As for covered casserole recipes, how do you feel about baked beans? Michael Smith has a nice recipe for Maple baked beans and you get to cover them in and bake in the oven for a bit. Also, some potato casseroles would work, something like a scalloped potato dish.