Chicken with Roasted Grapes and Shallots
A elegant roasted chicken dish featuring sweet roasted grape clusters and tender shallots, perfumed with fresh thyme. The combination of juicy chicken, caramelized shallots and warm, shriveled grapes creates a sophisticated yet comforting meal.
Ingredients
- •1¼ pounds assorted seedless grapes
- •6 large shallots
- •1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •1 whole chicken
- •chicken fat
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Gently toss grape clusters, shallots, chopped thyme, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in large bowl to coat. Rub chicken with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil; sprinkle inside and out with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place thyme sprigs in cavity. Place chicken in large roasting pan; arrange grape mixture around chicken. Roast until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken thigh registers 165°F and grapes are shriveled, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
70 min
- 2.
Transfer chicken to platter; let rest 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, arrange grapes and shallots around chicken. Transfer pan juices to small pitcher; spoon fat from surface of juices and discard. Serve chicken with pan juices alongside.
10 min
