Dinner for 4
Garlic Roasted Chicken
$11.60for 485 minServes 4
A whole chicken roasts over garlic, vegetables, butter, tarragon, and wine until tender and fully cooked.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Whole chicken$1.69/lb typical | 4 lb | $6.76Typical price |
 | Garlic$0.75 each typical | 3 | $2.25Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.26Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | a little | $0.11Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | a little | $0.09Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $11.60 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Salt and pepperWine, beer and spiritsDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 85 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
AmericanLow-carbBudgetFamilyDinnersCold-weather comfortWinter
Typical price
$2.90 per serving$11.60 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 4 lb whole chicken
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3 heads garlic
- 1/2 onion
- 1/2 rib celery
- 1/2 carrot
- 1/2 cup white wine or sherry
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp dried tarragon
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and separate the garlic cloves from the three heads.
- Place the garlic, onion, celery, carrot, and wine in a 9-by-13-inch roasting pan.
- Rub the chicken with butter, salt, pepper, and tarragon, then set it over the vegetables.
- Roast for 65 minutes, until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 F.
- Rest the chicken for 5 minutes before carving.
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