Roast Chicken with Thyme

Name: Roast Chicken with Thyme
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms chicken; 1 head garlic, skin on, cut in half; 4 Tbsps About olive oil, depending on the size of your Dutch oven; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 1 bunch thyme

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roast Chicken with Thyme From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease a dutch oven or high walled glass baking pan with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Glass Baking Pan

Dutch Oven

Oven

If there are any giblets inside the chicken, remove and discard. Rub inside of bird with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff cavity with garlic and bunch of thyme.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Thyme

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place chicken in pot and lightly rub skin with olive oil. Season skin with salt and pepper. Roast at 450°F for 20 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Pot

Decrease temperature to 350°F and roast for another hour and ten minutes. At this point, skin should be browned and when a knife is poked into fattest part of thigh, juices should run clear.

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Knife

Remove chicken from oven.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

Place a small bowl at the end of a platter.

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Bowl

Remove chicken from Dutch oven and rest against the bowl, breast side down, and tail down, against the bowl. Tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes. This will allow the juices to run down into the breast.

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Rundown