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Roasted Chicken

Gail Pearce Elegant-Entertaining
Serve my greek-style roasted potatoes with this beautiful roast chicken!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine #Canadian
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 lb chicken, organic
  • 1/2 bunch oregano
  • 1/2 bunch thyme
  • 2 teaspoons Italian parsley
  • 1/3 cup butter (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp Herbs de Provence
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1 lemon, cut in half
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 white onion, cut in half
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or melted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Chop fresh herbs.
  • In a small bowl, mash butter and mix chopped fresh herbs (oregano, thyme, parsley) with the butter until combined.
  • Rub the herb butter under the skin of the chicken breast and all over the outside of the chicken.
  • In a small bowl combine Herbs de Provence, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
  • Season inside the chicken cavity with half of the Herbs de Provence mix. Put lemon, garlic, onion, in the cavity.
  • Season outside of chicken with remaining Herbs de Provence mix.
  • Wrap the chicken with butcher twine. Place the chicken breast side up in a roasting pan.
  • Roast at 425 degrees for an hour or until an instant read thermometer reads 165 degrees.
  • Take the chicken out of the oven and remove from the roasting pan. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
  • In the roasting pan add, chicken broth,
  • Enjoy!
Keyword #chicken, #organicchicken, #roastchicken, #wholechicken
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