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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Loco for my Cocorico
I am not one to be a product pusher, but if you want to invest in one item that will make your roast chicken/turkey experience unbelievable, you MUST invest in a Cocorico. The Cocorico makes roasting poultry so easy and so delicious. I got mine two years ago through the napastyle.com website. The above pictured turkey is from our 2008 Thanksgiving feast. Just season your chicken/poultry, seat it on the Cocorico cone, toss in your favorite veggies, and you will have a healthy meal in 1-2 hours. Two things you need to remember with the Cocorico:
1) If you get a ceramic Cocorico, you have to soak it for 15-30 minutes before you use it, or it will crack.
2) For the perfect roast, rotate the Cocorico ever so often while the chicken/turkey is cooking.
Easy Cocorico Chicken
1 oven roaster chicken
3 carrots, pealed and quartered
2 stalks of celery, quartered
2 onions, quartered
4 red potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
1/4 cup chicken broth
-Heat oven 350.
-Season your chicken with salt and pepper (to spice it up, I use Mrs. Dash--yummy, plus no calories).
-After soaking your Cocorico, spray with PAM and seat chicken on the cone with the legs facing up.
-Evenly distribute the veggies around the bird. Pour broth over veggies.
-Place Cocorico on bottom rack of your pre-heated oven.
-Every 15-20 minutes, turn the Cocorico a 1/4 turn to ensure an even roast. When you rotate the bird, also toss the veggies to make sure they don't stick.
-Chicken should be done in 1 hour. Let rest for 15 minutes prior to carving.
Chicken comes out to 1 point per ounce. Veggies have about 50 calories per 1/2 cup.
Healthy meals to nourish your mind.
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