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There's little as comforting as deliciously seasoned roast chicken and potatoes, and adding coleslaw and green beans gives this dinner a fresh, healthy edge
Save time by seasoning the chicken and potatoes with a ready-made dry rub and cooking them in the same pan
Last week I attended the Memphis Blues Barbeque House 10th anniversary party at their original location on West Broadway. It was a packed house and guests were treated to a Carolina Whole Pig Pickin’ – two whole pigs were cooked in the BBQ pit for eight hours and then picked clean in a matter of minutes – and an incredibly good selection of wines including a new favourite, Bartier Scholefield’s Rosé Table Wine. Delish!
I have the Memphis Blues cookbook, Bringin’ Southern BBQ Home, out from the library and decided to try some of the recipes last night. For me, the worst thing about the cookbook is that the recipes look lip-smackingly amazing but most of them require a BBQ, which I don’t currently have. Staring at page after page of recipes for succulent pork, tender beef, and juicy chicken was a bit disheartening until I decided to do the best I could with my oven.
As you may know, I like to cut as many corners as possible so I decided on the dry-rubbed rotisserie chicken recipe because I received a Memphis Blues all-purpose dry rub (which will soon be available to purchase at each of their five locations) in my goody bag as I left the party. The all-purpose dry rub recipe appears in the cookbook, and I’ll include it below.
Even if you don’t have a BBQ, this is a great cookbook with lots of recipes that you can modify to make in your oven. The chicken and potatoes were fantastic but since I don’t have a rotisserie, they needed basting once or twice during cooking to get a similar crispy-skin result.
I also made the creamy coleslaw from the cookbook which was a great accompaniment to the chicken and potatoes. For the green beans, I steamed them for two minutes and then tossed them with a splash of fresh lemon juice and a little bit of butter.
Coleslaw Ingredients
This recipe serves 4
Coleslaw Instructions
Chicken and Potato Ingredients
Chicken and Potato Instructions
All-Purpose Dry Rub Ingredients
This recipe makes 4 cups
All-Purpose Dry Rub Instructions
Catherine Roscoe Barr, BSc Neuroscience, is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, and fitness professional. Before settling on the west coast she lived in Sydney, Toronto, Oregon, Montana, and practically everywhere in Alberta. She can be found jogging with her adorable dog, dining with her fabulous husband or voraciously reading anywhere comfy.