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American•Dinner•Medium
Lemon & Herb Roast Chicken
A golden whole roast chicken with lemon, garlic, and thyme — crispy skin and juicy meat.
⏱ Prep 20m🔥 Cook 80m🕒 Total 100m🍽 4 servings
#high-protein#gluten-free#family dinner
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Servings
4
Ingredients
- 1 (1.8 kg)whole chicken
- 1lemon, halved
- 1 headgarlic, halved crosswise
- 4 sprigsfresh thyme
- 3 tbspbutter, softened
- to tastesalt and black pepper
- 2 tbspolive oil
Nutrition / serving
480
Calories
46
Protein
3
Carbs
31
Fat
0
Fiber
Approximate values.
My notes
Method
- 1
Pat the chicken completely dry and let it come to room temperature.
- 2
Rub softened butter under and over the skin; season generously inside and out.
- 3
Stuff the cavity with lemon halves, garlic, and thyme.
- 4
Truss the legs and tuck the wing tips under.
- 5
Roast at 220°C for 20 minutes, then reduce to 190°C for about 60 minutes.
- 6
Chicken is done when a thigh reads 74°C and juices run clear.
- 7
Rest 15 minutes before carving.