Best Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2016, America's Test Kitchen TV

The secret to a perfect marriage of roast chicken and root vegetables is to keep them apart until the wedding day.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 2¼ hours, plus 1 hour brining and 20 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our roast chicken and root vegetables recipe ensures perfect versions of both components by calling for cooking them separately. We brine the chicken to ensure that it stays juicy and then place it in a preheated skillet in a hot oven. The ...

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