Simple Whole Crispy Chicken
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Serves: 6-8
 
Ingredients
  • 3-4 lb whole chicken
  • 5 tbsp butter or ghee, softened
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 rosemary sprig, leaves removed and chopped
  • 2 rosemary sprigs left intact
  • 6 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400.
  2. Rinse the inside and outside of the chicken with cold water and pat dry.
  3. Using your hands and a butter knife, loosen the skin so it is separated from the chicken breast. Lift up the skin and using your hands, stuff in half the butter/ghee, half the garlic and half of the rosemary inside.
  4. Squeeze lemon juice on top of the chicken, then rub in the rest of the butter with a generous sprinkling of both salt and pepper.
  5. Put the juiced lemon inside the chicken cavity, along with the rest of the garlic and the remaining two rosemary sprigs.
  6. Roast in the 400 degree oven for one hour to one hour and 15 minutes. Take the chicken out of the oven and place aluminum foil over the top (like a tent) for an additional ten minutes.
Recipe by Savor and Glow at https://savorandglow.com/simple-whole-crispy-chicken/