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Roast Chicken - Golden crispy skin with juicy tender meat makes a great meal any night of the week. My family loves it because it's delicious, I love it because it's easy and fast! | www.lakesidetable.com
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Golden Roast Chicken

This is an easy sure fire method of getting a moist and beautifully golden bird every time.  Serve this with a side of wild rice, carrots and broccoli.  I love to make this on a Monday and then make chicken salad if I have any left overs, which doesn't happen very often. :) | www.lakesidetable.com
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Calories 165 kcal
Author Madalaine

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken 4-5 pounds
  • 4 tablespoons butter room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons sea salt
  • 1/2 chopped mixed fresh herbs parsley, sage, and thyme is a nice blend
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 lemon cut in half
  • 5 large sprigs of parsley
  • 12-18 inches of kitchen twine
  • 4-6 medium carrots washed and tops trimmed off.

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees
  2. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and discard the towels.
  3. Mix the butter, salt and chopped herbs together.  Breast side up, gently separate the skin from the breast and rub the paste in between careful not to remove the skin entirely.
  4. Coat the outside of the bird with olive oil.
  5. Put the lemon and parsley sprigs into the cavity and tie the legs together with the twine.
  6. Lay the whole carrots in the bottom of a roasting pan and place the chicken breast side up on top of the carrots.

  7. Roast (or bake) the chicken for 15 minutes at 450F. NO LONGER. Then reduce the heat to 325F and continue to roast for 1 hour to 1 1/4 hours.  Baste 1/2 way through cooking time with pan juices or chicken stock. At the thickest part of the thigh, the thermometer should read 165 degrees when done and the juices should run clear.

  8. Take the chicken out of the oven and let rest for at least 15 minutes lightly covered with foil.

Recipe Notes

Serve the roasted carrots with the chicken along with a side of wild rice or cous cous and a small Parmesan Garlic salad.  Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Golden Roast Chicken
Amount Per Serving (3.5 oz)
Calories 165 Calories from Fat 32
% Daily Value*
Fat 3.6g6%
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Sodium 75mg3%
Potassium 0mg0%
Carbohydrates 0g0%
Fiber 0g0%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.