5.0 from 21 votes
French Roasted Chicken
A simple roasted chicken with herbes de provence, butter and garlic give this dish a decidedly French taste.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 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 roasting chicken
- 1/4 cup herbes de provence
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened slightly
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 whole organic lemon pierced all over with a knife or fork
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
Monounsaturated Fat
25g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
281mg
(94%)
Sodium
1.379mg
(0%)
Potassium
712mg
(20%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
3.172IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
22mg
(24%)
Calcium
228mg
(23%)
Iron
17mg
(94%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
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.