Herb Roasted Chicken

There is nothing like the smell of a chicken roasting. Makes me think of summertime, swimming pools and having friends over. The house fills with warmth, and the kids all want some. I have cooked a lot of chicken in my 46+ years. I have tried many different recipes from the beer can chicken to basting it every 20 minutes, and I have found this is the one I love the most. This recipe is a combination of a few recipes and makes the best overall Herb Roasted Chicken. Using this recipe, your chicken will always be moist and delicious on the inside and crispy on the out. Pure perfection served up in no time thanks to the Ninja Foodi.

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Herb Roasted Chicken

Ladies and Gents you are in for a treat! We are sharing one of, if not THE BEST, chicken recipes ever. I am talking about a golden brown color, savory flavor that usually only comes from hours of slow cooking. We were so impressed with the ease of making our Herb Roasted Chicken, along with the incredible taste, we just had to share it right away.

Now I know what you are thinking, “I already have the perfect chicken recipe. I use it all the time to make my own best chicken”. Let me tell you why you should give ours a try. We have been in the kitchen working hard to tweak our already great recipes, combining them and experimenting so that we could make the absolute juiciest, most flavorful chicken on the planet.

Don't take my word for it, try our recipe, and if you don't love it, you can always go back to your old one. Believe me; it is worth giving it a go. You will not be disappointed. There are little changes we have made with measuring out some of the spices so you won't add a little too much pepper or your pinch of salt should have had just a bit more salt in it. We are taking the guesswork out of making amazing Roasted Chicken every time. With the addition of the Ninja Foodi get prepared for indeed, the best tasting roasted chicken in less than an hour 🙂

Herb Roasted Chicken Breast

You can use this recipe for cooking different parts of the chicken as well as the whole thing as we show here. The healthiest option is to cook only the breast. Use the same seasonings and cooking time, using 4-6 chicken breasts and you will have the juiciest, tastiest meal in no time at all. Chicken breast is the lowest in fat content and has a higher amount of protein than any other part of the chicken. Roasted chicken breasts absorb the spices and flavors very quickly; and when made correctly, they are not dried out. Follow our recipe, and you will have the perfect herb-roasted chicken breast or whole chicken in no time at all.

Easy Freezer Meals

Chicken freezes and keeps very well. It also reheats quickly. Now that chicken breast is 0 points on WW Freestyle program, we are using it a lot more in main dishes and as snacks. To complete this meal, add corn on the cob, or use the leftover chicken for chicken salad or one of the other dishes mentioned. We have created a recipe that makes all other recipes using our Herb Roasted Chicken taste fantastic.

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Leftovers

Use herb-roasted chicken in place of my zero-point spicy chicken breast recipe in chicken salad and give your salad a different taste altogether. If you like the kick of the spicy chicken and the flavor of the herb-roasted chicken, try combining the two recipes. (I may do that and share it here in the future)

How Many Points in a Whole Chicken?

Blue Plan

• 1 Chicken Breast (skinless) 0 points
• 1/2 Chicken Breast (with skin and bones) 4 points
• Chicken Leg Quarter with skin(leg and thigh) 6 points
• Chicken Leg Quarter without skin 5 points
• Chicken Wing Cooked with skin and bone 6 points
• Chicken wing rotisserie without skin 2 points

Green Plan

• 1 Chicken Breast (boneless skinless) 4 points
• 1/2 Breast (with skin and bones) 4 points
• Chicken Leg Quarter with skin (leg and thigh) 6 points
• Chicken Leg Quarter without skin 5 points
• Chicken Wing Cooked with skin and bone 6 points
• Chicken wing rotisserie without skin 2 points

Purple Plan

• 1 Chicken Breast (skinless) 0 points
• 1/2 Chicken Breast (with skin and bones) 4 points
• Chicken Leg Quarter with skin(leg and thigh) 6 points
• Chicken Leg Quarter without skin 5 points
• Chicken Wing Cooked with skin and bone 6 points
• Chicken wing rotisserie without skin 2 points

There is a big difference between eating the skin and not. Plan your meals accordingly.
I don't take the skin off of wings when I eat them so there are 2 more points added

Whole chicken with skin 56 points
Whole chicken skinless 16 points

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