ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON, BUTTER, GARLIC & HERBS

Name: ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON, BUTTER, GARLIC & HERBS
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: 1,2 kg Whole broiler-fryer chicken (1,2-1,3 kg); 4 tbsp Butter; 3 cloves Garlic, minced; 1 tsp Basil, dried; 1/2 tsp Thyme, dried; 1/4 tsp Lemon-pepper seasoning or you can also use fresh ground black pepper; 1 Lemon, quartered; 3 Fresh rosemary sprigs; Salt and pepper to taste

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A lovely traditional Sunday lunch favorite!

Rubbing the chicken with butter and grilling the chicken before-hand makes the skin nice and crispy. The added herbs and garlic makes it very flavourful.

Add you favorite keto-friendly vegetables and voila!

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON, BUTTER, GARLIC & HERBS

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

RESTING TIME: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Banting, Keto, Low Carb

Keyword: Chicken, Chicken Meals, Herbs, Lemon, Roasted Chicken

Servings: Servings

Calories: 660kcal

Author: Chan

Ingredients

1,2 kg Whole broiler-fryer chicken 1,2-1,3 kg
4 tbsp Butter
3 cloves Garlic, minced
1 tsp Basil, dried
1/2 tsp Thyme, dried
1/4 tsp Lemon-pepper seasoning or you can also use fresh ground black pepper
1 Lemon, quartered
3 Fresh rosemary sprigs
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 220C.
Remove giblets from inside of the chicken’s cavity.
Thoroughly dry the chicken with paper towels.
Place chicken, breast side UP, on a rack set over a shallow roasting pan.
Brush chicken with the melted butter.
Sprinkle or rub minced garlic all over chicken.
In a small bowl combine salt, basil, thyme, and lemon pepper; rub onto the chicken.
Add some salt to the inside of the cavity and fill the cavity with lemon slices, rosemary, and garlic cloves.
Tie the legs together with kitchen twine, and tuck the wings under the body of the chicken.
Roast, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 175C and continue to cook until done; about 1 more hour and 10 minutes, or until the internal temperature of chicken reach 75C.
Remove from oven and baste the chicken with the juices.
Let rest for about 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.

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