5 from 14 votes
French Roasted Chicken
French Roasted Chicken features a whole chicken rubbed with a homemade herb butter blending herbes de Provence, garlic, and olive oil. Roasting at a high temperature initially crisps the skin, then lowering the heat ensures the meat cooks through and stays moist. A whole lemon is placed inside the bird cavity to infuse subtle citrus aroma during roasting.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
790 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 4 1/2-5 pound chicken for roasting
- 1/4 cup herbes de provence
- 4 Tablespoons butter softened slightly, unsalted
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 lemon pierced all over with a knife or fork, whole; organic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
- Remove giblets from chicken, pat dry. (This will enable the herb butter to stick to the bird better). Mix herbs, butter, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Slide your hand under the skin, between the breast meat to loosen, and rub herb butter all over, including some under the skin of the bird. Insert the whole lemon into the cavity of the chicken, and truss legs together with twine.
- Place chicken on a wire roasting rack set inside a pan.
- Roast chicken until skin turns brown, about 30-40 minutes. Baste with any herb butter in the roasting pan, and reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and continue to cook until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 degrees F, about 30-35 minutes more.
- Let chicken rest on platter, covered loosely with foil for 15 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
790kcal
(40%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
53g
(106%)
Fat
60g
(92%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
11g
(65%)
Monounsaturated Fat
25g
(125%)
Trans Fat
0.3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
281mg
(94%)
Sodium
1.379mg
(0%)
Potassium
712mg
(15%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
3.172IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
22mg
(24%)
Calcium
228mg
(23%)
Iron
17mg
(94%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 790
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 790kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 53g | 106% |
| Fat | 60g | 92% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 11g | 65% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 281mg | 94% |
| Sodium | 1.379mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 712mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 3.172IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 228mg | 23% |
| Iron | 17mg | 94% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.