Paleo One-pot Orange Honey Garlic Roasted Chicken. The sweet and savory orange sauces makes this roasted chicken moist and flavorful. Easy to make in the dutch oven and a total crowd pleaser for family or holidays!
Hi. My name is Lindsay and I have a confession. I don’t really like Turkey. GASP! Did I just say that (type that) out loud? Oh, I think I did. Well, it’s out there. And you know what? My kiwi of a husband doesn’t like turkey (anymore) either. Um, hence this One-Pot Roasted Chicken recipe.
I know, I know. I have some MAJOR explaining to do. But hear me out.
You see, it’s not that I don’t like turkey, I just don’t prefer it by itself. I like it it mixed into dish. But I’d take roasted chicken, sausage, beef, seafood, pork, or eggs ANY DAY over turkey.
And my husband, well, he’s a lamb and beef kind of guy. Plus he got food poisoning from a few Thanksgiving dishes he ate last year. Another reason why he won’t eat pumpkin. Haha, poor guy. Thanksgiving is not a fond memory of his.
That being said, I’m the one who always make another meat or seafood dish to bring to the gathering. Yes, I bring no potato mash (aka parsnip mash), a vegan lentil loaf, a salad, and this year I’ll be making this one pot roasted chicken.
I feel like I’m cheating on turkey, but this roasted chicken is so good and easy to make that we usually eat it once a month. More so during Fall/Winter months, because, let’s face it, using your oven in July in Texas is just torture.
Oh but I digress.. once again. Haha.
So ya, the Cotter’s are not crazy turkey lovers. WHOA! Can you blame us? I mean, do you think the Pilgrims would be upset with chicken?
I don’t think so. In fact, I think they’d be pretty impressed with my orange honey garlic roasted chicken. Fresh squeezed and picked ripe from the vine. And I grew my own garlic! Kidding. Kinda.
But really, the orange honey garlic combo for the chicken is what makes this sauce and what makes this roasted chicken just so succulent (ugh, i hate that word, but it’s true)!
Plus it’s healthy, paleo, gluten free, grain free, made with simple ingredients… you get my point. It’s what my husband likes to call a “MONEY” dish! Speaking of “Money” chicken dishes… This One Pot Chicken and Rice with Spring Veggies from Healthy Seasonal, will be added to my one pot chicken obsession. LOVE IT!
Okay ya’ll, get your one pot ready for this orange honey roasted chicken!
One-Pot Orange Honey Garlic Roasted Chicken {Paleo}
Ingredients
- 2.5 Lbs whole young chicken (we use 5280 meat)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 orange and juice in it
- 1/8 cup honey
- 1 tsp garlic (minced)
- 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 tsp onion salt or sea salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- dash of sea salt and black pepper (for after cooked)
Directions
- First clean your chicken and remove excess fat that. Tie the legs of roasted chicken together with string. Set aside
- ut an orange into quarters. Squeeze the juice into a bowl but keep the oranges for later.
- Combine your juice, olive, oil, garlic, and honey, balsamic vinegar, and other remaining spices in one small bowl. Mix well.
- Place Chicken in dutch oven on stop top. Pour juice and garlic and honey mixture over the chicken, coating it nicely and evenly.
- Place oranges around chicken in the dutch oven.
- Cook on medium heat covered for 20 minutes on stove.
- While CHicken is on stove, Preheat oven to 450F for later use.
- After 30 minutes on stove, transfer the dutch oven pot with chicken into the oven uncovered and cook for another 15 minutes or until cooked through and skin is crispy. Check chicken after 10 minutes in oven, just to be safe.
- Skin with be crispy on top.
- remove and spoon any extra juice from pot and coat it again over chicken.
- Serve with veggies!
Recipe Notes
We used 5280 meat organic whole young chicken
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Okay, so think of this way. I’m doing you a favor. You can have your turkey and CHICKEN too! Or you can just save this recipe for post thanksgiving when you are truly sick of turkey. Come one, you know that will happen.
One Pot Roasted chicken –> It’s a WIN WIN!
Are you a Chicken or Turkey person? Cast your votes!
As I run off hiding… the American who doesn’t like roasted turkey (much). Gulp!
Will you forgive me?
p.s
Trying to photograph and make orange chicken look pretty is just plain hard. Haha. But trust me, it’s GOOOOOOOOD!
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For thanksgiving definitely turkey, but roasted chicken is a winter favorite too. And food poisoning on Thanksgiving just sounds heartbreaking because it’s my favorite holiday! No bad memories please!
it was so bad. He can’t look at sweet potato casserole the same either. haha
Food poisoning on Thanksgiving? Now that’s rough! I love turkey but I will probably do small turkey breasts on the grill this year. I love the flavor combo in this dish. I bet it would be delicious even on turkey!
oh i’d so eat grilled! yea! that i like.
Oh, this sounds incredible! I love the sweet-and-savory combo. And you know what? No one will miss the Turkey!
i totally agree! besides, pumpkin pie is the real winner here, right? haha
This looks oh so good! Beautiful pictures girl! 🙂
LOL! I love you. <3
I love roasted tureky. And I make it to perfection. Seriously.
Confession: my husband cracks up like a little kid if you say the phrase “dutch oven.” Stupid boy.
hehe dutch oven. ANd p.s I’ll try your turkey if you eat rice. LOL!
Mine too! Every. Single. Time.
too funny!
Turkey and chicken taste almost the same to me (I guess I’m not that picky when it comes to that!). But I LOVE roasted chicken this time of year. Plus it lasts for a bunch of meals.
you are so right. I guess there is just a slight difference, right?
I’m the worst at keeping up but then I’ll think of you, come to your blog, then your instagram and just end up 30 minutes later still on your stuff!!! haha! Looks delicious girl! I also have that fork that I use for all my food pictures lol!!! (world market i think lol)
haha yes! world market is the best! <3 you
Another amazing looking recipe! Roast chicken is a winter favorite – can’t wait to try this one 🙂
oh yea! keep me posted! I think you’d love.
let me know when you do! <3
I knew I’d love this, but now that I’m seeing it I REALLY love it because it’s so simple! Gah–always looking for new chicken marinades and this is a winner.
So thought of you! My food twin
You are not the only one cheating on turkey, Lindsay, we usually make chicken or cornish hens too! Orange/honey/garlic is such a wonderful combo – I’d pass on the turkey for a piece or two of this!
Happy Friday friend!
OMG i love cornish game hen! Heading to your house for turkey day! i mean cornish hen day! haha
So, my husband loves rotisserie chicken from the store. Instead, I decided to buy some chicken legs/thighs to make at home. I’ve been searching for a good recipe all week and tonight is the night that I’m supposed to be making said chicken legs/thighs. And today, you have the perfect recipe. All I need to do is grab an orange from the store! CANNOT wait to try this!
perfect!!!! keep me posted
This looks amazing!! And so easy. Hmmm, need to go find myself a dutch oven!
you can easily just transfer pot the pot to a pan. NO prob!
This looks amazing! I’ve been doing chicken in the crock pot but there is nothing quite as delicious as roasted chicken. Love the orange honey gralic combo idea!
agreed! it’s the extra crispy texture, right?
We eat A LOT of chicken in my house so this will definitely be on the menu soon 🙂
★★★★★
YES!! so glad. hope you are settling in well
YOU DON’T LIKE TURKEY?!
That’s okay. Dark meat > light meat and I think chicken trumps that in this regard. I love the idea of using a Dutch oven for this.. mainly to mop it up with baguette 😉
now that is pure genius!
This is where it’s okay to think I’m strange. You know the only animal products I consume are chicken (and fish). So yea, I will not eat turkey and past Thanksgivings I have brought a chicken dish to the gatherings etc. ::P
i’d eat your chicken any day! love your recipes. FLAVOR BOMB!
I feel your husband’s pain! I got food poisoning at a Friendsgiving a few years ago and I have yet to go to another one since! I love that you only used 1/8 cup of honey for this recipe! I was expecting a lot more — can’t wait to try it in my new crock pot! XX
oh no! you poor thing. It is so not fun. Chicken or fish for you! <3
I’m not a big fan of turkey, either! At Thanksgiving I tend to fill up on the sides, rather than turkey. Looks delish!!
sides are where it’s at!
Food poisoning on Thanksgiving sounds awful – poor Kiwi! I love roasted turkey on Thanksgiving, but the rest of the year I’m all about roasted chicken and make it a few times a month. This recipe looks delicious!
Yes, roasted chicken for 364 days! haha
Omg I’m totally making this next weekend! Look out for it on my Menu Plan Monday post! ?
oh yea! can’t wait! thanks friend
Wow, I can’t imagine my life without turkey! Haha. I love the flavor of orange with poultry so I think this is definitely a winning recipe!
thats how my husband feels about lamb! haha. P.s. Good to hear from you!
I am right there with you – I cant stand turkey. Vegas and I are having steaks. One day I’ll brave roasting a whole chicken, I swear.
mmmm steak –> BEST THANKSGIVING EVER
I make a similar dish with just breast or legs. I haven’t tried doing it for a whole chicken yet.must give it a go!/ yum!
YES!! Do it! keep me posted. xxoo
What a gorgeous looking chicken…so flavorful!! These photos are all stunning, but there’s just something about that garlic close-up, I want to frame it and hang it in my kitchen 🙂
I do not love chicken or turkey or beef. I do love the idea of a one pot meal though and I also have a Hubby who loves chicken (and turkey and beef and you name it really). Also, I will happily share my homegrown garlic with you for this, so long as you give my man a wing. 🙂
let’s just have quiche and call it a day! always good, right?
Yuummmmmm. I feel ya on the turkey front. It gets so dry! And I am not a fan of gravy at all. So load up them sides for this girl! I’ve never cooked a whole chicken though, it makes me nervous! Maybe I’ll make my husband make this 😉
you can so do it! it’s easy! Promise
I am with you! I don’t like turkey! But this sounds AMAZING!!!
Oooh, Lindsay, the COLOUR on that …!
I’m with you on the turkey. I have one word … dry.
No dryness in sight here though. Really keen to try this one. It sounds like citrus chicken heaven!
Love that you’ve used your dutch oven, too. I struggle with knowing how to get the best use out of mine.
Thank you friend! It’s a favorite here for sure
I so want to make this, but my chicken is almost 9 pounds! ?. The cooking time would have to be adjusted but I’m lost on that. Help!
so I would still cook it the same on the burner, but then adjust in the oven. It will probably need 45 minutes or more. BUt check at 30 minutes to see progress. I would also at least double ingredients. Hope it works! keep me posted!
Ok ty! Also forgot to ask, i dont have a Dutch oven, but i have a roaster and stock pot. Would either one suffice in place?
Oh gotcha. Okay I would try it all in the oven then. Or a crock pot. Check on it after an hour. I’m assuming it will take longer though. DOes that make sense?
I am going to try the crock pot and I will let you know how it turns out. I can’t wait to try it thank you for all your help
I think that will work best. Feel free to message me on my FB page or on twitter. Email is [email protected] xxoo
Hi Lindsay!
This looks and sounds delicious!
It is saved to my files.
I also am not a turkey eater. The natural triglycerides in the meat, causes me tremendous migraines.
Give me chicken, goose, duck etc and I am a happy camper. I have a terrific goose recipe!
Haha I so agree! I love me some duck too! Great minds! I need a goose recipe. Send it my way. YUM!
No Problem!
If I wanted to make this with chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken do you know how I would adjust cooking time? It looks delicious! But I’m way to amateur to attempt an entire chicken.
sure! with or without skin? HOw many chicken breast? I would aim for a 2 lbs or so. With skin would be tasty! Like the whole chicken. But if you use skinless, just cook it less. Maybe 15 minutes on stove and 15 in oven. Checking at 10 minutes in oven for doneness
and keep me posted!
Do I keep the lid on the Dutch oven when it’s on the stovetop? Thanks!
I kept lid off. Hope it turns out well for you!