Roast chicken with herbs leads to a curried chicken dish

In her book “Cook Once Dinner Fix,” Cassy Joy Garcia includes this double recipe for a whole chicken:

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Herb-Crusted Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Orzo

The herb-crusted roasted chicken Kristen Kilpatrick/Simon & Schuster via AP)

This dinner series illustrates how a whole chicken can be creatively put to good use. First, a chicken is liberally seasoned with fresh herbs and lemon, then roasted to perfection and the breasts served fresh out of the oven over a fabulous lemon-garlic orzo. The wings, legs, and thighs get a makeover for the second dinner, an easy sheet pan curried chicken. The chicken pieces are tossed with curry powder–spiced coconut milk, roasted with veggies, and served over white rice. Both meals can be doubled to serve 4.

Serves 2 or 3

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 90 minutes

INGREDIENTS

For the Herb-Crusted Roasted Chicken:

1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound) whole chicken

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