The Best Easy Roast Chicken
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4.6
15 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
171 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
The Best Easy Roast Chicken
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Delicious moist roast chicken is covered in herb infused butter on a delicious bed of roast vegetables.
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Ingredients
- 1 roaster chicken
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning herb blend
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 lemon sliced
- 1 head garlic
- 1 onion
- 3 carrots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Remove your chicken from the packaging and wash thoroughly with cold water.
- Optional: brine chicken at this point for a day ahead of time for the best flavor.
- Remove the giblets from your chicken. Trim and excess fat and pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
- Place one quartered onion, half the garlic, and the lemon slices in the cavity of the chicken.
- Take softened butter and combine with the Italian Herb Seasoning, then rub the mixture liberally under the skin of the chicken on the breasts.
- Liberally season the outside of the chicken with salt and pepper. Truss chicken with bakers twine (tie legs together), if desired.
- In a roasting pan, add the remaining garlic and onions and the chopped carrots, seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Place the seasoned chicken on top of the vegetables in the roasting pan and place in a 400oF oven.
- Roast for and hour and a half, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165oF and the skin is crispy and golden brown. Baste frequently as it cooks (optional, for more flavor and golden skin) if desired.
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Notes
- If chicken skin is getting too brown in one spot, you can cover that part with foil. Skin will look dark brown - that does not indicate burning unless it is black and smells acrid - it is just a dark caramel color!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
171kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
183mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 171 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 171kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 183mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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