Tuscan-style Roast Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) whole chickens
• 1 slice pancetta, about 1/4 inch thick
• 1 slice prosciutto, about 1/8 inch thick
• 1 slice black forest ham, about 1/4 inch thick
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 1 sprig fresh sage
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken inside and out; dry well.
• 2 cut the pancetta and prosciutto into small strips; dice the ham.
• 3 season the inside of the chicken with salt and pepper; place the pancetta, prosciutto, ham, herbs, and 2 tablespoons butter in the cavity of the chicken.
• 4 rub the remaining butter on the chicken skin and salt the exterior; truss the chicken.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°; place chicken, breast side down, on a roasting pan in the upper third of the oven.
• 6 after 15 minutes, turn the chicken so the breast faces up; cook for another 15 minutes, then increase heat to 425°, and cook for 20 more minutes.
• 7 baste with the juices as it cooks; test chicken for doneness.
• 8 transfer chicken to a serving dish; tip the roasting pan and spoon off the fat from the juices.
• 9 carve the chicken and serve with its savory juices.