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One-Hour Oven Roasted Whole Chicken
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One-Hour Oven Roasted Whole Chicken

1 h 15 minServes 4Nutri-Score C€€
from @littlespicejar1 import0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

4 people
  • whole chicken (patted dry)Meat1.8 kg
  • salt (coarse)Spices15 g
  • garlic (head, sliced in half)Produce1 piece
  • lemon (sliced)Produce1 piece
  • rosemary (fresh sprigs)Produce3 pieces
  • sage (fresh leaves)Produce4 pieces
  • thyme (fresh sprigs, some for the butter)Produce6 pieces
  • butter (melted)Dairy60 g
  • cayenne pepper (ground)Spices1 g
  • lemon pepper seasoningSpices5 g

per serving

Nutrition

770kcal

Carbs
3 g
Proteins
83 g
Fat
48 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Oven
  • Baking tray
  • Cooling rack
  • Pastry brush
  • Kitchen scissors

step by step

Method

  1. Dry and salt the chicken

    • Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
    • Season generously with salt all over.
    • Place on a wire rack set over a tray and refrigerate overnight to dry the skin.
    Step 1

  2. Fill the cavity

    • Stuff the halved garlic head, sliced lemon and fresh herbs into the cavity.
    • Tie the legs together with twine for presentation, if desired.
    Step 2

  3. Brush with butter and roast

    • Brush the chicken all over with melted butter.
    • Roast in the oven for 20 minutes.
    Step 3

  4. Prepare the basting butter

    • Stir fresh thyme, cayenne and lemon pepper seasoning into the remaining melted butter.
    Step 4

  5. Baste and finish roasting

    • Baste the chicken with the seasoned butter two or three times during roasting.
    • Continue roasting until the skin is golden and the chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes more.
    Step 5

  6. Rest and serve

    • Let the chicken rest before carving.
    Step 6
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