Basic Roasted Chicken

Name: Basic Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 3 kgs chickens (organic and free range if possible); 6 sprigs fresh thyme; 4 cloves garlic; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 1 lemon, quartered; 1 small onion, sliced

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Basic Roasted Chicken a try. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 1432 calories, 114g of protein, and 103g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 40 minutes. If you have garlic, chickens, kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal diet. Basic Roasted Turkey, Basic Roasted Pork Tenderloin (3 Ww Points), and Basic Roasted Pork Tenderloin (3 Ww Points) are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Sprinkle the inside of the chickens liberally with salt and pepper. Stuff each bird with 3 sprigs thyme, 2 cloves garlic, the bay leaf, onion and lemon. As the chickens cook, this will help keep them moist and also flavor the bird from the inside.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Garlic Cloves

Bay Leaves

Chicken

Lemon

Onion

Thyme

Using kitchen twine, tie the legs together of each bird, and then tuck the wing tips underneath each body so it cooks evenly.

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Kitchen Twine

Place the birds on a roasting rack over a roasting tray then sprinkle them with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Place in the oven and roast for 15 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the joint between the leg and thigh registers 165 degrees F, approximately 1 hour more. When the chicken is done, the skin will be crispy and golden and the juices of the chicken will run clear.

Ingredients you will need

Whole Chicken

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Kitchen Thermometer