The Best Roasted Chicken
Description
Chicken rubbed with a mixture of butter, rosemary, garlic, and lemon zest is roasted for 1 hour in this recipe you will consider the best.
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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4 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
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1 lemon, zested and halved
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1 teaspoon salt, divided
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
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1 whole chicken
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1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2
Mix butter, garlic, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a bowl.
3
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.
4
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.