The Best Roasted Chicken recipe
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter, softened 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary 1 lemon, zested and halved 1 teaspoon salt, divided 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided 1 whole chicken 1 tablespoon olive oil
Nutrition Info
- 380.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 3 gcholesterol: 117.4 mgfat: 27.1 gfiber: 1.1 gprotein: 31.1 gsaturatedFat: 10 gservingSize: -sodium: 536.5 mgsugar: : -transFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions The Best Roasted Chicken
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Mix butter, garlic, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a bowl.
Loosen skin on chicken breast, rub butter mixture between skin and breast meat. Press on the skin to distribute evenly. Rub oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper all over, place lemon halves inside cavity. Set in a baking pan.
Roast in the preheated oven, basting after 30 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Let rest before carving, about 15 minutes.