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Yellow chicken with apples cast iron recipe fresh from oven with golden skin and roasted carrots.”

Yellow Chicken with Apples Cast Iron Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 3 chicken leg quarters
  • 2 honeycrisp apples sliced thick
  • 1 medium onion thinly sliced
  • 2 cups carrots whole or baby
  • 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp mustard yellow or brown
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 2 tsp Himalayan pink salt or any salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper optional
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Pat chicken dry, coat with mustard.
  • Mix turmeric, salt, pepper, cayenne, and Italian seasoning. Rub on chicken.
  • Arrange apples, onions, and carrots in a cast iron skillet. Place chicken skin side up.
  • Drizzle with olive oil and top with rosemary sprigs.
  • Bake 1 hour, stirring veggies halfway.
  • Increase oven to 415°F, roast 10–20 minutes more until chicken is golden and reaches 165°F.
  • Rest 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

Serve with jasmine or yellow rice.
Store leftovers up to 4 days.
Freeze cooked chicken (without apples) for 3 months.
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