Maple-Glazed Roasted Chicken with Mashed Sweet Potatoes Ingredients for Chicken 1 whole ch

Maple-Glazed Roasted Chicken with Mashed Sweet Potatoes Ingredients for Chicken 1 whole chicken Seasoning blend [may or may not use all of it]: 6 tbsp kosher salt, 6 tbsp ground black pepper, 2 tbsp Herbes de Provence, 1 tbsp ground rosemary, 1 tbsp granulated lemon, 1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes Aromatics: yellow onion, garlic, fresh herbs (for stuffing inside – optional) Olive oil Ingredients for Maple Glaze 1 cup maple syrup ½ cup barbecue sauce (I used Williams-Sonoma Honey Chipotle barbecue sauce) 1 tbsp honey ½ tbsp kosher salt Ingredients for Mashed Sweet Potatoes 3 large sweet potatoes, diced into medium chunks1 ½ tbsp chili powder ¼ cup raw honey 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp cinnamon½ cup +/- heavy cream Salt and pepper to taste Directions for Chicken Preheat your oven to 430 degrees Fahrenheit. Once the oven has preheated to the correct temperature, heat a cast iron pan for 25 minutes. To prepare your chicken, dry the skin with paper towels – a dried surface ensures that the skin will become crispy in the oven. Generously rub olive oil all over the bird and season liberally, the inside and outside. If you are using aromatics, stuff them inside of the bird along with the seasoning and tie the legs together with wet kitchen twine.NOTE: Soaking the kitchen twine in water a few minutes before using ensures that it will not burn in the oven. Once the cast iron is preheated, quickly place the bird into the pan and return to the oven for about 50 minutes or until the breast meat registers 150 degrees Fahrenheit internally. Once the breast meat registers 150 degrees internally, turn your oven to broil.Generously glaze the chicken and broil for 1 minute.Apply one more coating of glaze and broil until skin is caramelized.Allow chicken to rest until breast meat comes to temperature (165 degrees Fahrenheit).Directions for Maple GlazeIn a small bowl, combine all ingredients and adjust to your preferred taste. Directions for Mashed Sweet Potatoes Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the potatoes until tender. Once the potatoes are tender, drain them and return them to the pot. Add in the seasonings. Mash the potatoes. Adjust to your taste before adding the heavy cream.Mash and whip until smooth. Cut your chicken and serve.Enjoy!  -- source link

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