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Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken

3.89 from 18 votes
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Protein: Poultry
Cut: Whole Chicken
Diet: Gluten Free, Keto
Course: Brunch, Main Course, Meal Prep
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 ea ButcherBox Whole Chicken
  • 1 bu fresh tarragon
  • 1 bu fresh thyme
  • 1 ea lemon quartered
  • 2 oz butter room temperature
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • butchers twine approximately 6" long

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400℉.
  • Remove chicken from package and dry completely with paper towels.
  • Pick tarragon leaves off of half of the bunch. Finely chop and combine with soft room temperature butter.
  • Rub tarragon butter all over chicken. Inside and out.
  • Stuff chicken with one bunch of thyme, ½ bunch of tarragon and 3 lemon quarters.
  • Tie chicken legs together with butcher's twine. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  • Place chicken (breast side up), on roasting rack on baking sheet. Squeeze the remaining lemon quarter on chicken.
  • Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes. Then reduce oven to 375℉ and continue to roast for another 40 minutes.
  • Let chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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