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Butter Roasted Chicken
This butter roasted chicken will change the way you roast chickens forever! This is the best roast chicken recipe out there, your family will love it!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 402 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- one large chicken around 5-6 lbs
- 1 cup of salted butter room temp
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
- One lemon
- One small onion for inside the chicken cavity
- 3 large potatoes washed and sliced into large chunks
- 4 large carrots washed and sliced into large chunks
- 1 large white onion peeled and quartered - cook with the vegetables
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- Pat dry the chicken.
- Combine the butter with the oil and poultry seasoning until completely mixed. Rub onto the outside of the entire chicken completely, until coated.
- Slice the lemon in half and place inside the cavity of the chicken, along with any leftover butter mixture.
- Place into a large roaster on a baking rack. Add your desired vegetables around the edges.
- Roast chicken uncovered in the preheated oven until browned and the juices run clear, about 2 hours. At the one hour point, give the vegetables a stir to coat with the melted butter mix and juices.
- The chicken is done when an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads at least 175 ° F. ( for meat texture, 175 is best)
- Remove from oven and tent with foil, letting it rest for 10 minutes minimum.
- Remove, carve and serve along with the vegetables.
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Notes
- Nutritional values will vary according to brands of ingredients uses, values are only an estimate.
Nutrition Information
Serving
5-6
Calories
402kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Cholesterol
81mg
(27%)
Sodium
310mg
(13%)
Potassium
615mg
(18%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
7780IU
(156%)
Vitamin C
16.1mg
(18%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
4.1mg
(23%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 5-6 | |
| Calories | 402kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 81mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 310mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 615mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 7780IU | 156% |
| Vitamin C | 16.1mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4.1mg | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.