Lemon-Thyme Roasted Chicken

Name: Lemon-Thyme Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 237 milliliters chicken broth; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper; 1 lemon, halved; 1 mediums onion; 2 kilograms roasting chicken; 1 teaspoon coarse-grain salt

Lemon-Thyme Roasted Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 72g of protein, 76g of fat, and a total of 1043 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, lemon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Place 1 lemon half and onion half into chicken cavity. Squeeze remaining lemon half into chicken cavity.

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Whole Chicken

Lemon

Onion

Stir together butter, garlic, and thyme. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers and gently pushing between skin and meat. (Do not totally detach skin.) Rub half of butter mixture evenly under skin.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Butter

Garlic

Thyme

Meat

Dry Seasoning Rub

Tie ends of legs together with string; tuck wingtips under.

Spread remaining half of butter mixture over chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Butter

Spread

Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Place chicken, breast side up, on a lightly greased rack in a lightly greased shallow roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Bake at 450 for 30 minutes.

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Oven

Reduce heat to 400, and bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into thigh registers 18

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Meat

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Cover loosely with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.

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Aluminum Foil

Remove to a serving platter, reserving drippings in pan. Cover with foil, and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Add broth to reserved drippings in pan, stirring to loosen browned bits from bottom.

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Broth

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Frying Pan

Whisk together pan drippings mixture, wine, and flour in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring often, over medium heat 5 minutes or until thickened.

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All Purpose Flour

Wine

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Frying Pan

Serve with chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Chipotle Roasted Chicken: Substitute 1 canned chipotle pepper, chopped, and 1/4 cup adobo sauce from can for 3 garlic cloves and 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme.

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Canned Chipotle Chile