Chicken in the oven is delicious and easy whole with crust

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake a chicken in the oven deliciously and simply, whole with a crust? Prepare your ingredients. To prepare chicken baked with bay leaf we will need: chicken weighing 1.4-1.7 kg, bay leaves, garlic, ground black pepper and salt.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the chicken and dry it.

3. STEP 3

   

   Season the bird with salt and ground pepper, inside and out.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the garlic. Place all the garlic and 2-3 bay leaves inside the carcass.

5. STEP 5

   

   Using a sharp, thin knife, separate the skin from the meat on the breast and evenly distribute the remaining bay leaves underneath.

6. STEP 6

   

   Brush the chicken with olive oil and place in a baking dish or skewer. Personally, when baking, the chicken released a lot of liquid and fat, so it’s good that I decided to bake it in a deep pan, and not on a spit, as I had originally planned.

7. STEP 7

   

   Bake the chicken for about 1 hour at 180°C until golden brown. The finished chicken can be served with any side dish, for example, boiled potatoes, rice. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

ELENKA

30.07.2023

4.7

I liked the recipe, thank you. I'll take notes. I usually rub the chicken with a mixture of curry, vegetable oil and garlic. The smell is incredible!

Natalia M

30.07.2023

4.8

The daughter asked to bake the chicken, but only “just like that, and not as usual”)). I thought the most suitable option was a recipe for chicken in the oven, delicious and simply whole with a crust. I chose a large chicken weighing 1.9 kg. I washed it thoroughly, dried it and rubbed it with salt and chicken seasoning. I haven’t used bay leaves in this form before, and I haven’t combined them with chicken. But she still stuck the leaves under the skin and put them inside along with the garlic cloves. I baked the chicken for 1.5 hours at 180 degrees on a shelf below average so that the top does not burn. To my surprise, very little juice came out, but it was enough to periodically water the carcass on top. Indeed, the chicken turned out with a crispy, golden crust! And the meat is so soft, juicy and tasty! I took out the bay leaves after cooking. I thought they would stick to the skin, but they came out quite easily. But they gave off their aroma perfectly, just like the garlic! Thanks for the interesting recipe, we really liked it!

nice_kitten06

30.07.2023

4.9

Delicious chicken baked in the oven! This recipe turned out very soft, juicy and aromatic. The meat comes off the bone perfectly. The chicken in the oven was delicious and just perfect for our family dinner. Thank you very much for the recipe!