Every summer our enormous old fig tree boasts upwards of 50+ pounds of green figs, filled with bright pink flesh. Depending on the weather, they can get as large as a baseball!
Even though they are so delicious, I somehow kind of struggle to know what to do with them all. So at a certain point I stop chasing the birds away and think that I am being greedy in hoarding them- I mean, even with jam and chutney, there are only so many ways to use them up.
So I have started trying to push myself into figuring out new ways to use them. I thought with school starting (for some, this week!) that using them in a savory week night dinner would be a good new idea. So I simply roasted them with chicken, and it was soooo good!
Savory onions and sweet figs combine with crispy skin and juicy chicken to form perfect little mouthfuls! And best of all it is gorgeous and takes about 5 minute to prepare, which makes it great for a school night. Then you can simply walk away and get other things done, or focus on some great side dishes to go with it.
Any other fig recipe requests or ideas?
To make this recipe, you do this:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Slice a large yellow onion into thick rings and place them on a baking sheet. Place the chicken on top of the onion rings. Drizzle the bird with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Arrange the figs, whole or sliced around the chicken, and stuffed in the cavity of the chicken.
Place the pan in the oven and reduce the heat to 400.
Roast the chicken for 50 minutes until the skin is crispy and the juices run clear.
Remove the chicken and let it rest for a few minutes before carving and serving with the roasted figs and onion rounds.
Recipe: Roast Chicken and Figs
Ingredients
- -1 large yellow onion, peeled and trimmed
- -1 large roasting chicken
- -8-10 large figs
- -Olive Oil
- -Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- 2. Slice a large yellow onion into thick rings and place them on a baking sheet.
- 3. Place the chicken on top of the onion rings.
- 4. Drizzle the bird with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- 5. Arrange the figs, whole or sliced around the chicken, and stuffed in the cavity of the chicken.
- 6. Place the pan in the oven and reduce the heat to 400. Roast the chicken for 50 minutes until the skin is crispy and the juices run clear.
- 7. Remove the chicken and let it rest for a few minutes before carving and serving with the roasted figs and onion rounds.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 50 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 4
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What a fabulous looking recipe! We have a prolific fig tree too, and this looks like a wonderful idea for some of them. What sort of figs do you have?
Can they be dried? Dried figs stuffed with walnuts are delectable. Can imagine them for the holidays in one of your cute containers.
Lovely Idea Vicki! I am going to try oven drying them this year!
I am 100% jealous of that amazing-sounding fig tree! Figs are by far my favorite late summer fruit–I think I’d jump for joy were I ever to acquire my very own tree. 🙂 They sound great with that roasted chicken too!
Fig tree’s are actually really easy to grow! You can even plant it in a container. Ours does really well because it against a cement wall which generates tons of heat!
Ummmm, OMG. I’m doing something very similar to this next week, so when it posts, please don’t think I’m copying! It’s different, but it does involve figs and chicken. Great minds?
This looks insane. Gimme.
I love you Bev! you are the queen! are you crazy?! You are the most creative person alive!
hate you for your fig tree. so jealous.
too bad we are not neighbors. you would be bathing in a tub of figs!!
Love this rustic chicken dish!
This looks phenomenal!
how gorgeous is this? figs and chicken – this could send me to the moon and back!
I’m not sure if I can get good figs in Chicago, but if so, I need to try this. Two of my favorites in one dish!
Just put this in the oven for dinner tonight, I’m excited!!!!
Oh Great!! I hope you enjoy it!
Totally doing this tonight! You can buy figs in Costco!
I am going to cruise Costco for Mission figs which don’t grow as well here. Thanks!!
50+ pounds of figs! You are a lucky duck!
Those are the largest figs I’ve ever seen! I love roasted figs, they make any dish pretty.
I know! I am growing monster sized figs over here. Some are the size of baseballs!
Absolutely delish. I live in the north country and have never had a fig except in a Newton. I received a few and had no idea what to do with them. Thank you for sharing your great idea Heather!
Oh great Ann! I hope you enjoy them!
What an amazing dinner! Super simple yet oh so yummy! We have a very large fig tree in the yard and so many figs that I am running out of recipeis and friends to give them to, I came across this and tried it for dinner and it has already been requested again!
O M GOsh. I was given about 2 pounds of freshly picked small figs yesterday. They are soo sweet and juicy. I bought a roasting chicken and will make this with lemons in the cavity and whole garlic buds too. Drizzle with olive oil. Cannot wait. I have been looking for a recipe and yours has excited me to branch out of the box. Thanks.
Awesome Joyce!! I was just thinking how I wanted to remake and photograph this recipe! I will do it asap! hope you enjoy it!
made this tonight, awesome!