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Darby's Daily Balance

Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken

this garlic herb butter roast chicken is one of my favorite easy one-pan dinners.

Total
105 min

Ingredients

  • 1 pasture-raised whole chicken (ideally air-chilled so it’s not soaked in chlorine)
  • 1 stick butter (softened)
  • 1–2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 6–10 garlic cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 1 lemon
  • 6 carrots carrots (chopped)
  • 1 bag Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 1 large white onion (quartered)
  • olive oil

Method

  1. 1

    Pat the chicken completely dry and place it in a roasting pan.

  2. 2

    Mix together softened butter, rosemary, garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano.

  3. 3

    Spread the butter all over the chicken and under the skin for maximum flavor.

  4. 4

    Squeeze a lemon over the chicken and place it inside the cavity.

  5. 5

    Add chopped carrots, Yukon Gold potatoes, and white onion around the chicken. Toss the veggies with olive oil, salt, and pepper (don’t be shy with the salt).

  6. 6

    Roast at 350°F until the chicken reaches 165°F internal temperature. Mine took about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Notes

Serve this as a beautiful centerpiece dinner, add a sauce if you want a little kick, and enjoy the best part: leftover roast chicken for easy meals all week.