Classic Roast Chicken

Name: Classic Roast Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 lemon, quartered; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon paprika; 2 kilograms whole roasting chicken; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 shallots, peeled and halved; 3 fresh thyme sprigs; 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened

Classic Roast Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 768 calories, 58g of protein, and 55g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pepper, lemon, paprika, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Discard giblets and neck from chicken. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Combine butter and next 7 ingredients (through garlic) in a small bowl. Rub mixture under loosened skin, over flesh; rub over top of skin. Tie ends of legs together with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Butter

Garlic

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Kitchen Twine

Bowl

Place chicken, breast side up, on a rack; place rack in roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Place shallots, thyme sprigs, and lemon in cavity of chicken.

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Fresh Thyme

Shallot

Whole Chicken

Lemon

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 450 (do not remove chicken); bake at 450 for 15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in meaty part of leg registers 16

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Whole Chicken

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Kitchen Thermometer