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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), rinsed and patted dry inside and out (neck, liver, and giblets discarded) Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, plus 10 fresh thyme sprigs 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled 1/2 lemon, halved 8 shallots, peeled and halved lengthwise 3 Anjou pears, halved, cored, and halved again

Cook’s Notes To reduce the fat in this dish, remove the chicken’s skin before serving.

Gallery Whole Roasted Chicken with Pear, Shallots, and Thyme

Recipe Summary Servings: 4

Whole Roasted Chicken with Pear, Shallots, and Thyme

Whole Roasted Chicken with Pear, Shallots, and Thyme

Whole Roasted Chicken with Pear, Shallots, and Thyme

Recipe Summary Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

Servings: 4

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), rinsed and patted dry inside and out (neck, liver, and giblets discarded) Coarse salt and ground pepper 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, plus 10 fresh thyme sprigs 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled 1/2 lemon, halved 8 shallots, peeled and halved lengthwise 3 Anjou pears, halved, cored, and halved again

Directions

Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Place chicken in a roasting pan and season all over with salt and pepper. Gently loosen skin and rub chicken breasts with thyme leaves, salt, and pepper. Stuff cavity with 5 thyme sprigs, garlic, and lemon. Using kitchen twine, securely tie legs together; tuck wing tips underneath.

Roast chicken for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, baste with pan juices; add shallots, pears, and remaining thyme sprigs to pan. Return to oven and continue to roast, until thermometer inserted in the thick part of the thigh (avoiding the bone) reaches 165 degrees, 45 minutes to 1 hour, basting and tossing pears and shallots once. Transfer to a serving platter and let rest 10 minutes before serving.

Cook’s Notes To reduce the fat in this dish, remove the chicken’s skin before serving.

Cook’s Notes

To reduce the fat in this dish, remove the chicken’s skin before serving.

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