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Country Roast Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Country Roast Chicken

7 ingredients 7 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

287
Calories
32g
Protein
16g
Fat
6g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4

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

  • 1 ea . (3 lbs ) broiler/fryer chicken , giblets removed
  • ¼ cup Country Roast Chicken Seasoning
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 8 sprigs thyme
  • 1 large lemon , sliced thinly
  • 1 large lemon, cut in wedges
  • 2 tbsp butter

Directions

1

Loosen skin from chicken. Rub flesh with chicken seasoning.

2

Place lemon slices in the bottom of a roasting pan and place chicken on top.

3

Stuff chicken cavity with thyme, rosemary, and lemon wedges.

4

Place 1 tbsp butter under the skin of each breast.

5

Insert an oven-safe probe thermometer into the breast but not touching the butter.

6

Bake in a 325°F oven until breast internal temperature reaches 165°F and thigh meat reaches 170°F.

7

Cover with foil and let rest 10 minutes; serve.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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