GARLIC HERB BUTTER ROASTED CHICKEN
Garlic Herb Butter Roasted Chicken is juicy on the inside, loaded with incredible flavors, roasted to a golden crispy skin and so delicious! It is the BEST roasted chicken recipe and ideal for a weeknight dinner!
Servings: 4 -6
Ingredients
- Whole chicken giblets & neck removed-1 .5 kg /3.3 pound
- Unsalted butter melted-1/4 cup
- Mayonnaise- 2 tbsp.
- Lemon halved-1
- Garlic cloves cut into slivers- 6
- Head of garlic roughly peeled & cut horizontally through the middle crosswise-1
- Salt and coarsely ground black pepper -to taste
- Fresh dill springs- 3
- Fresh chopped parsley- 1 tbsp.
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450°F/232°C.
- Remove giblets from inside of the cavity, trim any excess fat or leftover feathers.
- Using a sharp small knife, pierce chicken ( cut small slits), approximately 15 slits. Take the garlic slivers and push them into the chicken, making sure they are completely stuffed into the chicken.
- In a medium bowl combine melted butter, mayonnaise and the juice of half a lemon. Pour it over the chicken and rub over it. . Generously season chicken with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley and dried rosemary.
- Fill the chicken's cavity with the garlic head, dill springs and the squeezed lemon halve, then tie legs together with kitchen string.
- Put chicken breast-side up into cast iron skillet or roasting pan. Roast untill chicken develops golden brown color, reduce the temperature to 350°F/77°C. Continue roasting, basting from time to time until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165˚F and juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a knife.
- Remove from the oven, cover with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve with pan juices.