Bundt Pan Chicken


This is kind of an incomplete blog post. But the chicken turned out so good that I wanted to share it any way. Normally the best blog posts are those that show/tell you how to cook the meal and then at the end you get a beautiful picture of how the completed meal looked. Well that will not be the case here. I had just finished cooking the chicken when a dear sweet long time friend called and she was having an emergency and needed me. I did not hesitate to head out to help her (we are more like sisters than just friends and have been there for each other for over 20 years now). I told my family (who are now thankfuly all grown up adults and capable of fending for themselves :) what was going on they said no problem. I told them to enjoy the chicken and add whatever they wanted to go with the rest of the meal. They did just that and when I got home late that night the chicken was nearly gone. Everyone raved about the next day.


I've seen this concept on a few different websites so I gave it a try. Take a bundt pan, put the chicken in the center of it (the cavity over the post of the bundt pan)... I added a few onions and a couple lemon slices to the bottom to blend in with the juices. I was going to use those juices mixed with a little chicken broth to make gravy and serve it with rice or mashed potatoes. But as I said above that never happened.

I then rubbed the chicken down with a spice mix:

2t pink Himalayan salt
1t pepper
1t granulated garlic
1t dried onion
1 ½t Italian seasonings


Here is what it looked like right before I put it in the oven....




I baked it at 350 for about 1 hour and 15 to 30 minutes.. the time got hazy with what was going on. But I baked it until the juices ran clear...

The chicken was just amazing! So much of the natural juices were sealed in, similar to a rotisserie chicken. It was moist and just delicious!



I plan to do this again and (hopefully) follow through with the juices/gravy and a complete meal.. but for now I wanted to share this with you because it was so good. I also think that if I could have given my chicken the spice rub down ahead of time and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours before baking.. it would have been even better!!

Side Note: stick a pan under the chicken when it cooks.. a bit, not much, of the juices do come through the center post..



Comments

  1. Interesting way to cook a chicken! Looks delicious! I wonder if you could add some potatoes to the pan and let them cook in the juice.

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    1. Patty, Yes! I'm sure it would be wonderful to add potatoes!

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  2. Hi Crystal,
    This looks wonderful! I'm going to put this recipe on next weeks menu. Thank you for sharing!
    Celeste

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    1. Hope your family enjoys it.. I know mine did.. :)

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  3. I'm wondering the same thing about the potatoes? Looks yummy!

    ️Blessings-
    Maudie

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    1. Yep.. potatoes added would work fine, I'm sure.. and make an easy one pan meal..

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  4. That looks yummy!! Could you put some aluminum foil over the hole in the bundt pan or does it come out over the sides also?

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    1. Yes... I would think covering the hole with foil would work great..

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  5. I will try this for dinner this Sunday, it looks delicious. Great idea Patty H.,I will add the potato also.

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  6. Wow, gonna have to try this one! By the way, I saw your hot process soap making vid and ended up following what you did and made soap for the first time! Thanks for this blog!

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    1. That is great Kim!! So happy to hear you had soap making success!! :)

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