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Roasted Chicken with Spring Herbs
Photo: Lily Banse

Roasted Chicken with Spring Herbs

5 ingredients Serves 8. openrecipes
Roasted Chicken with Spring Herbs

Chicken tastes best when it's roasted whole, and this classic dish makes a lot of people very happy. If you have friends coming over and are wondering what to cook, roast a chicken—and dress it up with a hit of flavor by tucking herbs or citrus under the skin before roasting.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

297
Calories
32g
Protein
17g
Fat
3g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 free-range organic chickens, each about 3 1/2 lb.
  • 10 sprigs
  • of fresh thyme, tarragon and flat-leaf parsley, plus 2 sprigs each for garnish
  • 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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