Bacon Roasted Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 carrots, cut in chunks
• paprika to taste
• 8 slices bacon
• 2 cups beef broth

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• preheat the oven to 450 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• rub butter over the entire chicken. season with salt, pepper and thyme. place the carrots inside the cavity, and tie the legs together. place the chicken breast side up in a roasting pan. lay bacon strips across the top of the chicken, and secure with toothpicks. sprinkle with paprika. pour the beef broth into the roasting pan - do not pour over the bacon.
• roast for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, the reduce the heat to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). baste with some of the broth. continue to roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 180 degrees f (82 degrees c) when taken in the thickest part of the thigh. baste every 15 minutes with the broth.
• remove the bacon and discard toothpicks. roast the chicken for 15 more minutes to brown the skin. transfer to a serving platter, and remove the ties. you may eat the bacon, but it is best to discard the carrots.