Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, herb roasted chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Herb roasted chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Herb roasted chicken is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Season cavity with salt and pepper. Place lemon halves and herb stems in cavity. Toss the scallions, tomatoes, olive oil and a large pinch of salt in a bowl, then add to the roasting pan.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook herb roasted chicken using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Herb roasted chicken:
- Prepare Chicken
- Take 3 lb whole chicken
- Prepare 1 lemon, quartered
- Prepare 2 Bay leaves
- Prepare 1 parsley stems (from the parsley leaves for the herb rub)
- Take herb rub
- Get 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped thyme leaves
- Get 1/2 tbsp chopped sage leaves
- Get 1 tbsp (optional) fresh chopped tarragon or other broad leaf spice
- Get 1/2 cup olive oil
- Get 2 tbsp chopped parsley leaves (reserve the parsley stems for the chicken)
- Take Salt and pepper rub
- Get 1 1/2 tbsp salt
- Prepare 2 tsp black pepper
Turn chicken over and repeat with remaining butter and herbs. Better yet - cooking a Perfect Herb Roasted Chicken is actually very easy to do. We start by mixing a variety of fresh herbs, garlic and seasonings in some softened room-temperature butter. (We found a fresh herb 'poultry blend' on Peapod - but any variety of fresh rosemary, sage, thyme, parsley or other favorite fresh herbs will work.) Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Squeeze the remaining lemon half over chicken; rub remaining herb mixture over chicken.
Instructions to make Herb roasted chicken:
- Preheat the oven to 475°F
- Season chicken with salt and pepper everywhere
- Combine the garlic, thyme, sage, parsley leaves, any optional spices like tarragon, and olive oil in a bowl
- Mix the herb blend using a chopstick or fork (easier to clean than a whisk) and rub it all over the chicken, inside and out
- Squeeze each lemon quarter into the chicken
- Put the parsley stems into the chicken along with the squeezed lemon quarters
- Put the bay leaves in the chicken
- Put the chicken in a roasting pan, covering the bottom with foil to catch drips, and put in the oven
- Roast for about 45 minutes to an hour or until the chicken is golden brown and juices run clear. A thermometer will say 160°F in the thickest part of the chicken breast
- Remove from the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes, then carve and serve
Pour or brush over the whole chicken before baking. The oil and water dosen't mix very well but thats ok. Herb roasted chicken is one of my all time favorite (non dessert) foods. In fact at the restaurant I work at we just tested out a herb roasted organic chicken for v day and it went so well we are adding it to our friday night specials. I am so happy to have herb roasted chicken around.
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