5.0 from 45 votes
Roast Chicken Recipe
This simple and delicious roast chicken recipe tastes like you spent all day cooking it, but only needs 10 minutes of prep!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Resting Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 39 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 (4-5 pound) whole chicken
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 large lemon, cut into quarters
- 3-4 prigs fresh Rosemary
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, softened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare the chicken by patting it dry with paper towels and removing the giblets and/or gravy pouch.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place lemon and rosemary in the cavity. Tie the chicken’s legs together with kitchen twine. Spread butter over the top of the skin.
- Place chicken in a roasting pan or a 9x13-inch baking dish. Bake for 60 minutes, then check the temperature in the thickest part of the thigh. Continue cooking, checking every 10 minutes, until it reaches 165 degrees F.
- Remove chicken from the oven and let it sit for 10–15 minutes before carving and serving.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Store. Remove any remaining meat from the bones and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 days or freeze for 3-4 months.
- For a slow cooker instruction. Slow Cooker Roast Chicken
- Use it up. Leftover chicken can be used to make White Chicken Chili, Chicken Tortilla Soup, Chicken Tacos, Chimichangas, or Flautas.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
39kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
27mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
0.5g
(1%)
Vitamin A
122IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
6mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 39
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 39kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 27mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 0.5g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 122IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.