Dianne Linderman’s Famous Baked Chicken

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A wonderful, new business up opened in our town of Stephenville after COVID hit. Right down the road from us, Dianne Linderman opened “Dianne’s Ranch Diner” and starting selling (the most amazing) homemade meals that could be picked up fresh or frozen and heated at home. Before Covid she travelled the country with her business, The Great American Entertainment Company, one of the world’s largest petting zoos and agricultural educational shows. They could be found at state fairs, rodeos, and more. Formerly she ran a restaurant in Oregon. Now we are lucky for the incredible meals-to-go, restaurant, petting zoo, cooking classes and more she has opened on the outskirts of town. We even held Oakley’s 2nd birthday here.

I absolutely love all her recipes. We are kindred spirits. She calls her recipes “Healthyish Comfort Food” and she uses whole, healthy ingredients. If you double this recipe, you can freeze one and thaw and reheat, covered, at 350 for 45 minutes.

This is one of my favorite dishes she makes and I’m so happy she let me share it with ya’ll! It’s so healthy and makes it’s own tasty gravy while its cooking. It also looks so fancy and gourmet. You’ll be so proud of yourself cooking a whole chicken! Leftovers freeze well.

Enjoy some of these beautiful photos of her place!

  • Oakley loves the goats.
    Oakley loves the goats.
  • Kase at Everyone Can Cook Academy
    Kase at Everyone Can Cook Academy
  • Oakley loving on a goat
    Oakley loving on a goat
  • Oakley fell in love with this pig. We gave her to her on her birthday.
    Oakley fell in love with this pig. We gave her to her on her birthday.
  • Kase milking a goat
    Kase milking a goat
Dianne Linderman's Famous Baked Chicken
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Dianne Linderman’s Famous Baked Chicken

Recipe by Dianne LindermanCourse: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Chicken

  • 2 packages of natural Italian Salad Dressing Mix

  • 1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar

  • Unpeeled red potatoes, quartered

  • Unpeeled carrots, chopped in rounds

  • Garlic salt

  • Pepper

  • Olive oil spray

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 500.
  • Remove neck and giblets from chicken cavity.
  • Place chicken in roasting pan.
  • Place potatoes and carrots around chicken.
  • Drizzle balsamic vinegar over chicken and veggies.
  • Sprinkle Italian Dressing mix over chicken and veggies.
  • Sprinkle garlic salt and pepper over veggies.
  • Spray chicken with olive oil spray.
  • Place roasting pan, uncovered, in oven for 30 minutes.
  • Cover roasting pan and let it cook one more hour.
  • Cut chicken into pieces and serve with potatoes, carrots and the gravy in the pan.

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