Dinner

Classic Herb Roasted Chicken

Classic Herb Roasted Chicken

Mark Phillips
@chefsoutherntemp

A classically roasted chicken full of flavor from the herb butter that's tucked under the skin prior to cooking.

00:30
Prep
01:30
Cook
02:00
Total Time

Ingredients & Directions

Directions

Herb Butter

2 tablespoons
fresh parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon
fresh rosemary, minced
1 tablespoon
fresh sage, chopped
1 tablespoon
fresh basil, chopped
4 oz
butter, softened
5
garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon
salt
black pepper, to taste
  1. Combine the parsley, rosemary, sage, basil, butter, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix until combined.

Chicken

1
1/2
onion, cut in half
1 cup
fingerling potatoes, cut in half
1/2 cup
chicken broth
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Stuff your chicken with the onions.
  3. Spread the herbed butter mixture all over the skin of the chicken and up under the skin.
  4. Place the potatoes in the bottom of the roasting dish.
  5. Lay the chicken on top of the potatoes with the breast side of the chicken facing up.
  6. Cover the chicken with a lid and place in the preheated oven.
  7. Roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, basting every half hour as needed. Chicken is done when a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reaches at least 165°F.
  8. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

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Dinner

Classic Herb Roasted Chicken

Classic Herb Roasted Chicken

Mark Phillips
@chefsoutherntemp

Whole Chicken

Made With:

Whole Chicken

A classically roasted chicken full of flavor from the herb butter that's tucked under the skin prior to cooking.

Yield: 4

00:30 Prep
01:30 Cook
02:00 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

Herb Butter

2 tablespoons
fresh parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon
fresh rosemary, minced
1 tablespoon
fresh sage, chopped
1 tablespoon
fresh basil, chopped
4 oz
butter, softened
5
garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon
salt
black pepper, to taste
  1. Combine the parsley, rosemary, sage, basil, butter, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix until combined.

Chicken

1
1/2
onion, cut in half
1 cup
fingerling potatoes, cut in half
1/2 cup
chicken broth
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Stuff your chicken with the onions.
  3. Spread the herbed butter mixture all over the skin of the chicken and up under the skin.
  4. Place the potatoes in the bottom of the roasting dish.
  5. Lay the chicken on top of the potatoes with the breast side of the chicken facing up.
  6. Cover the chicken with a lid and place in the preheated oven.
  7. Roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, basting every half hour as needed. Chicken is done when a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reaches at least 165°F.
  8. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.