Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

By zhanghengshuo

6 Person

80 Minutes

0 Calories

The PERFECT roasted chicken! All you need is 6 ingredients for the easiest recipe ever! So amazingly juicy with crispy skin! Now if you never roasted a chicken before, don’t be intimidated at all. It’s pretty stinking easy. Plus, the garlicky-herb butter that goes under the skin makes this recipe what it is. The chicken comes out amazingly juicy, and the skin is absolutely crisp-perfection!

Ingredients

1 tbsp. lemon Zest
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley leaves
2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves
2 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
4 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 pounds whole roasting chicken

Method

01

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Remove giblets and excess fat from the chicken cavity. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Season chicken cavity with salt and pepper, to taste.
02

Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; tie drumsticks together with kitchen twine; set aside.
03

In a small bowl, combine butter, rosemary, thyme, parsley, garlic and lemon zest; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
04

Using your fingers, carefully loosen the skin from the breast meat, spreading half of the butter mixture under the skin. Secure skin over the butter with wooden picks.
05

Spread remaining half of the butter mixture over the chicken; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
06

Place into oven and roast until the chicken is golden brown and completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 1 hour. Let rest 10-15 minutes. Serve immediately.

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Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

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( By zhanghengshuo )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Prep Time 20 Mins
Cook Time 60 Mins
Total Time 80 Mins

02 Ingredients

1 tbsp. lemon Zest

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley leaves

2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves

2 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary

4 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

4 pounds whole roasting chicken

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Remove giblets and excess fat from the chicken cavity. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Season chicken cavity with salt and pepper, to taste.

Step 2

Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; tie drumsticks together with kitchen twine; set aside.

Step 3

In a small bowl, combine butter, rosemary, thyme, parsley, garlic and lemon zest; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Step 4

Using your fingers, carefully loosen the skin from the breast meat, spreading half of the butter mixture under the skin. Secure skin over the butter with wooden picks.

Step 5

Spread remaining half of the butter mixture over the chicken; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Step 6

Place into oven and roast until the chicken is golden brown and completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 1 hour. Let rest 10-15 minutes. Serve immediately.

04 Author