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Garlic-Butter Rubbed Chicken with Roasted Oranges and Onions

Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 4 lb whole chicken
  • 2 tbsp butter softened
  • Zest from 1 orange
  • 2 cloves of garlic (divided) 1 clove minced for butter and 1 whole clove for the cavity
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves + 3 sprigs
  • 2 navel oranges cut into 2-inch wedges
  • 1 red onion cut into 2-inch wedges

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Coat a roasting pan and rack with olive oil cooking spray.
  2. Season the back of the bird well with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place the bird, breast side up, on a roasting rack in a roasting pan.
  3. Mix the butter, zest from 1 orange, 1 minced garlic clove, and chopped thyme until well combined.
  4. Gently separate the skin from the breast of the chicken, and rub some of the butter mixture under the skin on each side. Rub a bit more butter on top of the chicken skin, wings, and legs. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
  5. Fill the cavity with 2 orange wedges, 1 onion wedge, one garlic clove, and the thyme sprigs. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Scatter the remaining oranges and onions around the chicken. Dot oranges and onions with a touch of the remaining butter mixture.
  6. Roast for 30 minutes. Brush the chicken with the remaining butter mixture. Flip oranges and onions. Rotate the sheet, and roast for 15-20 minutes more. Remove oranges and onions if caramelized. Roast chicken until juices run clear and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh reaches 165 degrees, 10 to 15 minutes more.
  7. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving with the roasted onions and oranges on the side. Enjoy.