Oven roasted warms the body, heart, and yummy to the tummy!

I adore oven roasted chicken. In fact, when I cook yard bird this way I genuinely feel happy, warm, and comforted (especially in the fall/winter time). And contrary to popular belief very easy to accomplish like a professional. It's the end of the month and I operate off of a very tight budget. My pantry does not contain lots of fresh vegetables by this point but as for my taste buds they refuse to suffer. Where's the joy in a great dish if it's not tasty? Exactly, pointless.

One whole chicken with giblets removed and thawed-
Oven heated to 400 degrees-
Dice up chives about a third of a cup-
Two cans of beef stock-
Spicy Cajun mustard-
1 tablespoon of salt-
1 tablespoon of garlic-
2 tablespoons of olive oil-
1 tablespoon of red pepper-

In a bowl mix together the mustard, oil, red pepper, garlic, and salt. Try and make sure everything is dissolved as best as possible. Using a syringe infuse the mustard mixture into the chicken just under the skin all over. Cooking shows and all those fancy professional chefs like to use a turkey baster. I am poor. Ha! I use an extra infants medicine syringe to infuse the chicken. Nifty huh. :)

Dump the beef stock(beef consumme or beef broth) into a large roasting pan. Take 1/2 cup and the chives and pour into the derriere of the bird. Cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven.

Cook in the oven for 45 minutes, take out, and using the syringe again re-infuse the chicken with beef stock.

BE CAREFUL! The syringe can cause a spurting of hot broth that will cause a minor burn. So be gentle and push the plunger of the syringe slowly. 

Place back into the oven for an additional 75 minutes. Take out, slice, and serve! So moist and such a great balance of flavor. Not even remotely spicy.

Make this chicken work for you. Take the left overs and make a chicken sheppard's pie, soup, stew, chicken tacos, or salad. Next thing you know a five dollar bird has turned into a meal for your family two times! Stretching those dimes even further. That's how I roll :D

Good grief- what to do now for the hubby and my birthdays coming up? I think I want to revisit Lomi Lomi and maybe Bulgolgi for that man o' mine. Stay tuned! Easy fixens for the family and trotting the globe.