Simple and Easy Roast Chicken
"Simple and delicious. Enjoy!"
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 1 (4 lb) roasting chickens
- 1 head garlic
- 8 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 fresh lemons
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 475°F.
- Wash chicken and pat dry with paper toweling.
- Coarsely chop the bulb of garlic (don't bother to peel cloves).
- Remove rosemary from 4 of the stems and chop coarsely; reserve the rest for later.
- Chop lemons into quarters.
- Put chopped garlic, chopped lemons and the chopped rosemary into the chicken's cavity.
- Rub the chicken skin generously with the butter or olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan and tuck remaining rosemary stems on the chicken, around wings and drumsticks.
- Roast chicken in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Decrease oven temperature to 375F and cook for 60-75 minutes more or until the juices of the chicken run clear (time depends a lot on weight).
- Allow chicken to sit at least 15 minutes before carving.
- Garnish with more fresh rosemary before serving, if desired.
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Reviews
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I loved this roasted chicken recipe so much. I made it exactly as written and it couldn't have been better. The chicken was tender and moist and was so easy to follow through. -
love this recipe... -
This recipe proves that simple ones are sometimes the best. It's a flavorful base to start with and lends itself well to experimentation. I always stick with the olive oil and it turns out great. How can you go wrong with garlic and fresh rosemary? -
This recipe was amazing!!! I made this for 8 very picky eaters and they loved every morsel! Thanks for the great recipe! -
This was my first time making a roast chicken and it turned out very juicy and full of flavor. I tossed some whole new potatoes into the roasting pan and they cooked well with the herbs and juices. Thanks for the recipe!
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