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Million Dollar Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Million Dollar Chicken

15 ingredients 20 min + 1 hr 20 min 1 whole roasted chicken openrecipes
Million Dollar Chicken

Chicken is roasted on bread and painted with a simple crème fraîche glaze.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

868
Calories
49g
Protein
19g
Fat
122g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sourdough 1 slice (36g) 93
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 (4.5 pound) whole chicken
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled (optional)
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed - divided
  • 3 thick slices day-old sourdough French bread
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup creme fraiche
  • 1 tablespoon peeled and grated shallot
  • 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
  • lemon juice, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 3 chive blossoms for garnish, chopped (optional)

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