The Best Roasted Chicken

Name: The Best Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 1 min
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

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hours

Total: 1 hours, 35 minutes

Servings: 6

Cost: $4.13 /serving

Author : Patricia Feeney Monson

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix butter, garlic, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a bowl.

Step 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.

Step 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.