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Pan-Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 2, 2012

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Pan-Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

Ingredients

4 bone-in, skin-on split chicken breasts (about 3 pounds), halved crosswiseSalt and pepper 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 4 carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds4 parsnips, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds¼ cup white wine ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken skin-side down until well browned, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until meat registers 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter and tent with foil.
  2. Pour off fat from skillet. Stir in carrots, parsnips, wine, broth, and rosemary and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and pan is nearly dry, about 8 minutes. Off heat, stir in butter and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to platter with chicken. Serve.
Pan-Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

Pan-Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 bone-in, skin-on split chicken breasts (about 3 pounds), halved crosswise
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds
4 parsnips, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds
¼ cup white wine
¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Ingredients

4 bone-in, skin-on split chicken breasts (about 3 pounds), halved crosswise
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds
4 parsnips, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds
¼ cup white wine
¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Ingredients

4 bone-in, skin-on split chicken breasts (about 3 pounds), halved crosswise
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds
4 parsnips, peeled and cut into ½-inch rounds
¼ cup white wine
¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Why This Recipe Works

For our Pan-Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables recipe, we stuck with parsnips and carrots that were no more than one inch in diameter. Thicker vegetables were too fibrous. For the chicken, we found cooking the breasts skin side down for the entire cooking time ensured brown, crispy skin and moist meat. Our recipe calls for white wine, but tasters did not notice a substantial difference when we substituted dry vermouth.

Instructions

  1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook chicken skin-side down until well browned, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until meat registers 160 degrees, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter and tent with foil.
  2. Pour off fat from skillet. Stir in carrots, parsnips, wine, broth, and rosemary and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and pan is nearly dry, about 8 minutes. Off heat, stir in butter and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to platter with chicken. Serve.

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