4.5 from 24 votes
Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken
PERFECT roasted chicken! All you need is 6 ingredients. So so easy and amazingly juicy with the crispiest skin!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Course:
Main Course
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken 4-pound, roasting
- salt to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper to taste, Kosher salt and freshly ground
- 4 tablespoons butter at room temperature, unsalted
- 2 tablespoons rosemary chopped, fresh
- 2 tablespoons thyme chopped fresh leaves
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped fresh leaves
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- lemon zest of 1
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Remove giblets and excess fat from the chicken cavity. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Season chicken cavity with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; tie drumsticks together with kitchen twine; set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine butter, rosemary, thyme, parsley, garlic and lemon zest; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Using your fingers, carefully loosen the skin from the breast meat, spreading half of the butter mixture under the skin. Secure skin over the butter with wooden picks. Spread remaining half of the butter mixture over the chicken; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place into oven and roast until the chicken is golden brown and completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 1 hour. Let rest 10-15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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