Best Roast Chicken Recipe
Make succulent whole roasted chicken that's golden brown, crispy, and full of flavor! This is a simple method for perfect roasted chicken with butter, garlic, and herbs.
Ingredients
Instructions
Prep the oven. Preheat oven to 450˚F.
Prep the chicken. Remove the giblets from inside of the chicken's cavity. Thoroughly dry the chicken with paper towels, then place it breast side UP on a rack set over a shallow roasting pan or jelly roll pan.
Add melted butter and garlic. Brush the chicken with the melted butter. Sprinkle or rub the minced garlic all over the chicken.
Make the seasoning. In a small bowl, combine the salt, basil, thyme, and lemon pepper.
Season the chicken. Rub the prepared seasoning onto the chicken. Add some salt to the inside of the cavity and fill the cavity with lemon slices, rosemary, and garlic cloves.
Roast. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine and tuck the wings under the body of the chicken. Roast, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Reduce the temperature. Reduce the oven temperature to 350˚F and continue to cook until done, about 1 more hour and 10 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165˚F.
Finish and serve. Remove the roasted chicken from the oven and baste it with the juices. Let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 443 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 5 g
- Protein Content
- 31 g
- Fat Content
- 33 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 12 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 145 mg
- Sodium Content
- 627 mg
- Fiber Content
- 1 g
- Sugar Content
- 1 g
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
