Roasted Chicken with Roasted Asparagus

Hi guys! I hope you're having a wonderful weekend. Happy Memorial Day!! In honor of the weekend I wasn't going to post a recipe only because I know people are going to BBQ but I thought, why not make this recipe anyway so I can left overs for the remaining of the week. This recipe is all about roasting. This was my first time "roasting" chicken and I decided to use my crockpot. This was by far, the best roasted chicken I've ever had.

 Not just because I made it (obviously) but because it has half the calories of fried chicken and the ingredients are so simple! Enough rambling, let's get on to the recipe! 

Ingredients-

•1lb of whatever chicken you like to cook with. You can use chicken breast, drumsticks, a whole chicken or tenderloins. I used tenderloins. Either way, this recipe will still be amazing. 

•2 whole lemons. One sliced, one juiced. 

•2 whole oranges. One sliced, one juiced. 

•2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning. 

•1tblsp Dried rosemary or freshly chopped.

•1/2 tsp of paprika 

•1 medium onion chopped. 

•4 cloves of garlic or 2tbsp of minced garlic. 

•1/4 cup olive oil. 

•1tsp of Salt and pepper. 

•chopped fresh parsely or cilantro as a garnish. 

*OPTIONAL* 

-You can use some carrots, celery, red and yellow bell pepper to place as a bed at the bottom of your crockpot to lay the chicken on. This is totally optional. I chose to do this, and I honestly didn't really taste a difference.- 

Let's start cooking! 

1. Grab a ziplock bag and pour in olive oil, chopped garlic, lemon juice, orange juice, 1 medium onion, paparicka, Rosemary and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Make sure all ingredients are combined. 

2. Place washed chicken in ziplock bag, close the bag and shake it so the chicken can evenly get the seasonings. I let my chicken marinate overnight but you can always stick this step and just place it right in the crockpot. 

3. Place chicken in the crockpot and cook on high for 4hrs or low for 8-9hrs. That's it! Your done! See how easy this was?! 

After 4hrs of cooking on high or 8-9 hrs of cooking on low, your chicken should look something like this 

Roasted Asparagus recipe:

•A handful of asparagus, I used frozen asparagus they are now in the freezer aisle at my grocery store. 

•1tbsp of olive oil. 

•1tbsp of pepper

•1tbsp of lemon juice. 

• salt is optional. 

1. Lay asparagus evenly on a baking sheet. Coat with olive oil, pepper, and lemon juice.

2. Place in oven and cook for 10mins. Turn over the asparagus so the other side can cook. Cook again for another 10mins. 

3. Your done! 

I hope you guys enjoyed this recipe and please let me know if you decide to make it! This recipe is great for meal prepping for the rest of the week. If you don't have a crock pot, you can always use your oven. You would bake the chicken uncovered at 400F for about a hr or until chicken is cooked and juices run clear.