How to Cook Delicious Roasted Balsamic Chicken

Roasted Balsamic Chicken.

You can cook Roasted Balsamic Chicken using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Roasted Balsamic Chicken

1. You need 1 of 3 1/2 - 4 lb chicken OR 3 lb of bone-in, skin on chicken thighs.
2. Prepare 3 tbs of olive oil.
3. It's 2 tsp of kosher salt.
4. You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
5. Prepare 4 of peaches, quartered (peeled, if desired).
6. It's 4 of small shallots, halved.
7. Prepare 1 tbs of balsamic vinegar.
8. You need 6 sprigs of fresh thyme.

Roasted Balsamic Chicken step by step

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees..
2. Rinse chicken inside and out and pat dry with paper towels..
3. Rub chicken with 1 tbs of the oil and season with 1 1/2 tsp of the salt and 1/4 tsp of the pepper. Place in a roasting pan or baking dish..
4. In a small bowl, combine the peaches, shallots, vinegar, thyme, and the remaining oil, salt, and pepper. Scatter the peach mixture around the chicken..
5. Roast until the chicken is cooked through and a thigh registers 180 degrees on a meat thermometer, about 1 hours, 10 minutes. If using the chicken thighs, cook for 35-40 minutes and sear the skin on a grill or hot pan for 2 minutes..
6. Let rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve with the peaches and pan sauce..