Roasted Chicken with Lemon Garlic Butter

10m
Prep Time
75m
Cook Time
1h 25m
Ready In

Recipe: #8758

March 26, 2013



"Simple roast chicken rubbed all over with a seasoned butter before baking."

Original is 5 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (704.8 g)
  • Calories 686.6
  • Total Fat - 23.1 g
  • Saturated Fat - 5 g
  • Cholesterol - 1362.5 mg
  • Sodium - 782.8 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 13.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
  • Sugars - 10.9 g
  • Protein - 100.4 g
  • Calcium - 71.9 mg
  • Iron - 14.5 mg
  • Vitamin C - 21.1 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Rinse chicken, remove giblets and pat dry.

Step 2

Place on a rack in a roasting pan; place cut lemon halves inside cavity.

Step 3

Mix soft butter with remaining ingredients until smooth.

Step 4

Using your fingers, rub chicken all over with butter and gently work your fingers under the skin of the breast to rub butter there.

Step 5

Truss chicken with kitchen twine.

Step 6

Roast at 450F for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375F and roast for about 75 minutes or until an instant read thermometer shows 165F in the space between the breast and the thigh.

Step 7

Allow chicken to rest for 15 minutes before carving.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

QueenBea

This chicken turned out so moist and tender and loaded with flavour! The skin was nice and crispy and yes we ate that delicious skin. This is a make again recipe for sure.

5.0

review by:
(3 Dec 2023)

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