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Lemon Rosemary Roasted Chicken

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Why did the chicken cross the road? To be basted in the most delicious lemon rosemary butter and roasted to a golden perfection. In all honesty though, I dream of a world where chickens can cross the road without their motives being questioned.

Ingredients

  • 1 stick Regular Butter
  • 1 whole Lemon, Zested
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 3 Tablespoons Minced Rosemary
  • ½ teaspoons Salt, Plus More To Season The Chicken
  • 1 teaspoon Honey
  • 1 whole Young Chicken
  • 1 whole Onion, Quartered And Separated
  • 5 whole Carrots, Halved

Preparation

Melt butter on medium heat in a medium saucepan. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, rosemary, salt, and honey. Lower heat and simmer while preparing the chicken. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Place onions inside an oven cooking bag then place the carrots on top of the onions. Salt the inside cavity of the bird well then place it on top of the vegetables. Pour the butter mixture over the chicken and rub everywhere to ensure the bird is well buttered. Tie up the oven bag and place in a preheated oven to 350F. Roast the chicken 20 minutes for each pound. Remove from the oven and let sit 10 minutes before opening the bag and serving.

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slcutie1 on 2.21.2011

I made this for dinner tonight & it was amazing :) The chicken was so tender & flavorful.

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VictoriaDoubleU on 10.31.2011

This was excellent! I read the other comment & only used a couple splashes of olive oil instead of the butter. Turned out great! Thanks for sharing this recipe. I’ll make it again.

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sarahfromvirginia on 4.1.2011

Made this for dinner last night — I’ve been wanting to roast a whole chicken for a while but it took me some time to work up the nerve. (Don’t ask me how I got it into my head that it was difficult in the first place.)

Anyway, I didn’t have roasting bags so I just threw this into a dutch oven and put on the lid, and I added some potatoes to make it more of a full meal, but otherwise exactly followed the recipe. It was very easy, super delicious and my husband raved about it and wants to put it into our regular meal rotation.

My only complaint is that I really don’t think one small chicken needs that much butter. When I made stock from the bones the amount of fat that rose to the top was kind of gross. So next time I’m going to just use a quarter of the butter and see how it does.

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