Best 5 Herb Roasted Chicken Convection Microwave Recipes

HERB ROASTED CHICKEN (CONVECTION-MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• Cream together margarine, garlic, Parmesan, sage, thyme & basil.
• Turn chicken breast side up and gently work your fingers under the skin at the openings on each side of the breast.
• Continue into thighs and legs and make the skin as smooth as possible.
• Using fingers, spread herb mixture evenly under the skin.
• Place chicken, breast side up on broiling trivet.
• Bake 9 to 13 minutes PER POUND on High Mix setting or until chicken next to bone is no longer pink.

MUSTARD AND MAYONNAISE CHICKEN (CONVECTION-MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• Arrange chicken pieces, skin side up, on round baking pan or directly on turntable.
• Combine mustard and mayonnaise; spread on chicken pieces.
• Roast 35 minutes on High Mix setting or until chicken next to bone is no longer pink.

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat the chicken dry; generously season the skin and inside the cavity with salt and pepper. Refrigerate, uncovered, at least 4 hours or overnight to dry out the skin. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before roasting.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mash the butter with the chopped thyme and chopped rosemary in a small bowl. Gently slide your fingers under the chicken skin on the breasts and legs to loosen it. Scoop some of the herbed butter with a spoon; slide the spoon under the skin and hold the skin in place while you remove the spoon. Smooth the skin to distribute the butter. Repeat with the remaining butter.
• Squeeze a lemon half into the cavity of each chicken, then stuff the lemon half inside. Stuff 1/2 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 thyme sprig and 1/2 rosemary sprig into each chicken cavity. Tie the legs together with twine. Set a rack in a large roasting pan; put the chicken on the rack and roast 25 minutes. Toss the scallions, tomatoes, olive oil and a large pinch of salt in a bowl, then add to the roasting pan. Remove the twine from the chicken and continue roasting until the skin is golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 170 degrees F, about 50 more minutes.
• Transfer the chicken and vegetables to platters and let rest about 10 minutes before carving.

HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine herb leaves and garlic with a mortar and pestle or in a food processor, pouring in oil in a slow, steady stream. Stir in zest; season with pepper.
• Place chicken on a cutting board. Tuck wing tips under. Season cavity with salt and pepper. Place lemon halves and herb stems in cavity. Make two 1 1/2-inch slits in each leg and thigh. Loosen skin from breasts with your fingers. Rub paste all over chicken, into slits and under skin. Tie legs with kitchen twine. Refrigerate chicken, covered, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Let chicken stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Heat a large cast-iron skillet or roasting pan in oven 15 minutes. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Carefully place it in the skillet in the oven, breast side down. Roast 15 minutes. Turn chicken onto its side; roast 10 minutes. Turn onto other side; roast 10 minutes. Turn chicken onto its back; roast until golden brown and juices run clear or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 175 degrees. about 20 minutes.
• Lift chicken so that juices run into skillet; transfer chicken to a platter. Cover chicken loosely with foil; set aside. Pour off fat from skillet, leaving juices; discard fat. Heat juices over medium-high heat. Slowly add wine, stirring to loosen the browned bits. Bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Serve chicken with the pan sauce.

CONVECTION ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Kosher the chicken in very cold water with 1/2 cup kosher salt for at least two hours to 6 hours.
• Dry chicken very well inside and out and stuff with onion, carrot, celery, thyme and lemon.
• Separate skin from chicken breast, legs and thighs and push butter under and smoosh it down so it spreads a little.
• Mix salt, pepper, paprika, white pepper together and rub on outside of chicken.
• Put chicken into a zip baggie and refrigerate overnight.
• Next day, dry chicken again and sprinkle skin with corn startch. Set on a rack in a shallow pan breast side down (I use a cast iron skillet). Pour two cups of stock into the pan and roast at 275 conventional or 250 convection for 4 to 5 hours until the thigh meat registers at least 160.
• Flip bird breast side up for the last 30 - 45 minutes.
• A four pound bird will take about 4 hours and a five pounder will take about 5 hours. Do not judge by the time, judge by the thigh temperature.
• Serve with potatoes, rice or egg noodles.