Roast Chicken Recipe

• Ready in 1h 40m

• Serves 4

• 444 calories

• 4.69g carbs

Roast Chicken Recipe is a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 31g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 444 calories. For $1.56 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only a few people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Diethood. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes. A mixture of rosemary sprigs, basil, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and ketogenic diet.

10 ingredients

1. 3 lb broiler-fryer chicken
2. 3 tbsps butter
3. 3 cloves garlic
4. 3/4 tsps salt
5. 1 tsp basil
6. 1/2 tsps thyme
7. 1/4 tsps lemon pepper seasoning
8. 1 lemon
9. 3 rosemary sprigs
10. 4 cloves garlic

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Remove giblets from inside of the chicken's cavity.
3. Thoroughly dry the chicken with paper towels.
4. Place chicken, breast side UP, on a rack set over a shallow roasting pan or jelly roll pan.
5. Brush chicken with melted butter.
6. Sprinkle or rub minced garlic all over chicken.
7. In a small bowl combine salt, basil, thyme, and lemon pepper; rub onto the chicken.
8. Add some salt to the inside of the cavity and fill the cavity with lemon slices, rosemary, and garlic cloves.
9. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine, and tuck the wings under the body of the chicken.
10. Roast, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
11. Reduce oven temperature to 350F and continue to cook until done; about 1 more hour and 10 minutes, or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165F.
12. Remove from oven and baste the chicken with the juices.
13. Let rest for about 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.