Roasted Lemon Balm Chicken

Name: Roasted Lemon Balm Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters softened butter; 59 milliliters fresh sage leaves, divided; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 59 milliliters lemon balm leaves, divided; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 serving salt and pepper to taste; 3 1/2) pound whole chicken

Roasted Lemon Balm Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 1. This recipe covers 73% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 4834 calories, 360g of protein, and 365g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. If you have salt and pepper, sage leaves, garlic powder, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Set aside 1/3 of the whole lemon balm leaves and 1/3 of the whole sage leaves. Chop the remaining lemon balm and sage.

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Sage

Lemon Balm

Place the chopped herbs into a mixing bowl with the butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and stir until evenly mixed. Loosen the skin of the chicken, and rub the butter mixture underneath the skin, over the breast and legs. Rub the skin of the chicken with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic Powder

Whole Chicken

Butter

Pepper

Herbs

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Mixing Bowl

Place the reserved herbs into the cavity of the chicken, and place breast-side-down onto a roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

Herbs

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Roasting Pan

Roast in the preheated oven 30 minutes, then turn chicken breast-side-up, and continue baking until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).

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Chicken Breast