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Buttermilk Roasted Chicken Dinner

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This Buttermilk Roasted Chicken Dinner is one of my favorite home cooked meals. Chicken marinates in a simple marinade of buttermilk, garlic and rosemary for a few days before roasting with buttery Yukon potatoes. This recipe yields the moistest chicken with most incredibly flavor.
Course Mains & Entrees
Cuisine American
Keyword buttermilk, chicken, dinner, marinade, poultry, roast chicken
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 234
Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken cut up (see notes)
  • 8 cloves garlic smashed and peeled
  • 2 tablespoons rosemary minced
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper coarse freshly ground
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • olive oil spray
  • pounds potatoes yellow, white or red - halved
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium lemon juiced
  • parsley mince, for garnish

Instructions

TWO DAYS BEFORE:

  • Divide the cut up chicken among 2 gallon size re-sealable bags.
  • To each bag, add 4 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon minced rosemary, 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper, 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon honey.
  • Lastly, pour 1 cup buttermilk into each bag. Press or squeeze out as much air as possible and massage the buttermilk mixture into the chicken. Add the bag into a second gallon size bag (just to avoid any leaks) and place flat into a pan.
  • Refrigerate for 48 hours, squeezeing and massaging the chicken through the bag every 8 hours or at least twice a day.

DAY OF:

  • Preheat your oven to 400℉ (200℃).
  • Use tongs to remove the chicken from the bags and place on a wire rack set over a rimmed sheet pan to drain.
  • Spray a large, deep-sided roasting pan with olive oil (I like to use a half sheet cake pan - but a sheet pan should work too). Arrange the chicken pieces in the pan and scatter the potates around each piece..
  • In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the olive oil and pour over top of the chicken and potatoes.
  • Roast on the middle rack of your oven for 45 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and baste the chicken with the drippings in the pan. Reduce the oven temperature to 350° and rotate the pan before sliding the pan back into the oven to bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Transfer the chicken and potatoes to a platter and cover losely with foil to keep warm.
  • Squeeze the lemon into the pan juices and pour overtop of the roasted chicken and potatoes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Notes

*when I purchase a whole chicken cut up, it usually consists of 3 bone-in and skin on chicken breasts, and a few drumsticks and thighs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 1258mg | Potassium: 632mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 1mg