Roasted Chicken
This easy recipe for Roasted Chicken is so moist and tender. The fresh herbs combined with the butter and garlic is just right. The leftovers are fantastic for sandwiches or use in soups.
I like to serve this with
Roasted Potatoes
and an
Iceberg Lettuce Salad.
Roasted Chicken With
Fresh Herbs, Butter & Garlic
3 1/2 - 4 pound roasting chicken
3 tbs butter, room temperature
1 large clove garlic minced
1 tsp fresh chopped thyme
1 tsp fresh chopped sage
Kosher Salt
Cracked Pepper
Olive Oil
Rinse, pat dry chicken. Remove any excess
skin and fat. Place on cutting board.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mince garlic very fine and blend with butter.
Carefully pull skin up from breast, place 1 tbs
of butter mixture under skin & spread around.
Do this on both sides. Take remaining butter
and mix chopped ingredients together, set aside.
Place chicken in roasting pan, one with wire rack.
Drizzle with olive oil, rub over chicken. Salt & Pepper
Roast for 50 minutes. In microwave safe bowl heat
butter/seasonings for 30 seconds until melted. Remove
chicken from oven. With pastry brush, coat chicken
with herb mixture. Return to oven for 10-15 minutes.
Internal temp should be 165. Remove from oven,
tent with foil and rest for 10 minutes.
This is wonderful and the aroma while baking in the oven, makes your mouth water just thinking about that first bite!
Variations: Skies the limit on the different ingredients
you can use. Try placing sliced lemons under the skin
along with the butter & garlic. Want a little pizzazz,
add a little Cajun seasoning or cayenee pepper
to the butter. Roast with just a little salt & pepper,
use the chicken for soups or casseroles.
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