What’s Your Go-To Game* Recipe?

*Thought about this after posting. There is a big football game in a week. I’m talking about poultry, birds, flying things. Ya know. In case there was any confusion.

If this lady can do one thing, it’s roast a chicken. A few years ago I decided to try out a recipe from Real Simple on Aaryn, on one of our Gilmore Girls nights. The recipe was for a roasted bird with lemon, honey, and olives (never mind that the skin was a little burned) and I was sold. It was easy (as long as you thawed the thing through before throwing it in…noted) and so downright tasty. The ease of a quick prep job beforehand and throwing it in the oven without much more of a thought is something I can really get behind.

Not long after that, I was in our local supermarket when they announced a markdown on their rotisserie chickens. The yummy birds were marked down from what was usually between $7 and $14 (depending on size) to $1.50. I had been in the store to get some chicken and other ingredients for soup anyway, so the markdown on the chicken in the deli was just one less step for me once I got home. And so I began my delicious foray into the world of chicken soup and all its variations.

However, chicken is chicken and it can get old. My husband likes to find something he enjoys and stick with it, so I don’t want to mess with things too much, but I would really like to try some new chicken recipes. Preferably things that focus on the bird itself and not casseroles, etc.

What is your favorite roasted chicken recipe? Do you like to stuff it with something? Have a rub that makes it magical? Is there something you anoint yours with halfway through that sends it over the edge? Do tell!