Perfect Roast Chicken
Roasted chicken never fails to impress and is very simple to make! This juicy roasted chicken recipe is true perfection.
Equipment
- 1 roasting pan
- kitchen twine
- meat thermometer
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, 6 lbs
- 1 lemon (quartered)
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh sage
- 3 tbsp grapeseed oil
- sea salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and combine ingredients.
- Place chicken on roasting pan and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Tuck back wings. Brush grapeseed oil over chicken skin, front and back, plus inside of cavity.
- Rub salt and pepper, very generously, on and under skin and inside of cavity.
- Place lemon, parsley, thyme, rosemary and sage inside of cavity.
- Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
- Place chicken in preheated oven and cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- Remove chicken from oven and let rest at least 15 minutes.
- Carve, serve and enjoy!
Notes
Pairs well with a glass of chilled Pinot Grigio and good company.
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