Classic Roast Chicken

Name: Classic Roast Chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken; 50 g butter; 1 lemon; 4 garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp fresh rosemary; 1 tsp fresh thyme; salt to taste; black pepper to taste

Prep25 minCook80 minTotal105 minDifficultyEasy

Ingredients

4 servings

Contains: Milk

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Nutrition

Per serving

Calories: 972.5; total 3889.8
Protein: 70.5 g; total 282 g
Carbs: 4.3 g; total 17 g
Fat: 73.6 g; total 294.4 g

Estimated · based on 7 of 9 ingredients

Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central

A golden, buttery whole roast chicken perfumed with lemon, garlic, and rosemary. The Sunday centrepiece everyone reaches for.

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Method

1
- whole chicken 1
- butter 50 g
- olive oil 2 tbsp
Rub the chicken — Heat the oven to 200°C. Pat the chicken dry and rub all over with softened butter and olive oil.
2
- lemon 1
- garlic 4
- fresh rosemary 1 tbsp
- fresh thyme 1 tsp
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Stuff the cavity — Season generously with salt and pepper. Put the lemon halves, garlic, rosemary, and thyme inside the cavity.
3
Roast the chicken — Roast for 80 minutes, basting once halfway, until the juices run clear and the skin is golden.
4
- whole chicken 1
Rest before carving — Rest the chicken loosely covered for 10 minutes before carving and serving.

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