Honey Glazed Apple Roast Chicken
Yum delish.
LOVING this sweet and simple Honey Glazed Apple Roast Chicken. It’s the perfect intro to fall dish, and it’s great for the upcoming Rosh Hashanah holiday!
Rosh Hashanah is the celebration of the Jewish new year. A time to reflect on the past, while planning for sweet new beginnings ahead. We host Rosh Hashanah dinner at our home every year, and traditionally these dishes consist of sweet flavors representing a sweet new year. I ain’t mad at that!
Some other traditional dishes that’ll be on my menu is my Nana’s Noodle Kugel. To die for. This Slow Cooker Brisket. Melt in your mouth good. Aaaaaaand these Maple Glazed Brussel Sprouts. Yep.
Apples dipped in honey are a Rosh Hashanah classic and fave, so I thought this chicken would be the perfect way to enjoy these ingredients in a different way. Winner winner chicken dinner!
It’s an easy one pan meal, which is always a plus. I just lay the chicken on a bed of potatoes and onions. They catch all the yummy juices and create a rock star pan sauce. Yes please.
Whether you’re serving this for Rosh Hashanah dinner, or any meal, you won’t be disappointed.
Honey Glazed Apple Roast Chicken
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
This Honey Glazed Apple Stuffed Chicken is perfect for Rosh Hashanah dinner or for any meal!
Ingredients
- 1 Trader Joe’s brined whole organic chicken (4–5 pounds)
- 1 apple (cut into wedges)
- 1/2 lemon (cut into wedges)
- 3 sprigs rosemary
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound small yukon gold potatoes (quartered)
- 1 small onion (cut into wedges)
- 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Rinse and pat dry the chicken. Stuff the apple, lemon, and rosemary sprigs inside the cavity until completely full. Using kitchen twine, tie the legs together.
- Brush the outside of the chicken generously with the melted butter and olive oil. Sprinkle on the salt and pepper.
- In a cast iron skillet or heavy bottomed skillet or roasting pan, add the potatoes and onion. Use them as a bed to lay the chicken on top. Place the chicken on the potatoes and onions and put in the oven on the middle or lower rack. Roast for 90 minutes.
- After 90 minutes, remove from oven, brush with honey and place back in the oven for another 10 minutes. Watch chicken carefully, as honey can burn quickly. Let chicken sit for at least 10 minutes before serving, or serve at room temperature with the pan juices.
I promise.
If I can’t find a trader joes brined chicken, should I brine a plain chicken myself before following the recipe? Or will it cook ok without being brined?
You can cook it without brining!
This recipe is my go-to for roasting chicken!! It’s super easy and cheap, and the chicken is the moistest I’ve ever tasted. Will definitely keep making this as long as I can. It’s perfect for Rosh Hashanah which is how I found the recipe. Cheers!
Great recipe!
I didn’t change a thing. After the initial cooking time, the whole fryer already had a crispy skin. I almost said, “Forget the honey.” But I did brush it on, and cooked it another 6 minutes, until the honey created darkened patches in the skin.
It was very tasty.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!