How to Cook Perfect Oven Roasted Whole Herbed Garlic Chicken

Oven Roasted Whole Herbed Garlic Chicken. A day of reflection of a week gone by and a look ahead the week about to begin. I also think of garlic herb-butter roasted chicken roasting in the oven as the whole house begins to smell like Sunday supper. This chicken is roasted with garlic, lemon, and herbs in the cavity and basted with a delicious aromatic herb-butter.

This simple herb roasted chicken will be a perfect addition to a weekend family dinner or holiday party menu. Rather than roasting a whole chicken, we use bone-in chicken parts, allowing the chicken to cook faster. If you want to impress your dinner guests, you can roast a whole chicken using the same recipe shown below. You can cook Oven Roasted Whole Herbed Garlic Chicken using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Oven Roasted Whole Herbed Garlic Chicken

1. You need of chicken.
2. You need of garlic.
3. Prepare of butter.
4. You need of lemon.
5. It's of rosemary.
6. It's of basil.
7. Prepare of thyme.
8. You need of salt and pepper.

Keep in mind, however, that when making a whole oven roasted chicken, you should place the garlic cloves, herbs, and lemon slices. Gently loosen and lift skin from breast and drumsticks with fingers. (Do not totally detach skin.) Rub herb mixture evenly underneath skin. Place chicken, breast side up, on a lightly greased wire rack in a lightly greased shallow roasting pan. This delicious Garlic Herb Butter Roasted Chicken is made in just one hour!

Oven Roasted Whole Herbed Garlic Chicken step by step

1. Preheat oven to 370°F.
2. Rub salt and pepper to the chicken and set aside for around 10 mins. This will help make the skin crispy..
3. Rub half of the butter to the chicken..
4. Mince 1 whole garlic and rub on the chicken..
5. Rub chicken with Herbs. do not forget to put some under the wings and legs..
6. Assuming the insides of the chicken have already been removed, stuff it with lemon, butter, 1 whole garlic, salt, pepper and herbs..
7. Put chicken in oven covered with foil for 45 mins..
8. Remove cover and cook for another 45 mins at 400°F.
9. Ample time is important to make the chicken brown and soft to the bones..

It's an easy and healthy weeknight meal the whole family will love! My Oven Roasted Chicken with Lemon Garlic Butter will be another family favorite! Pour or brush over the whole chicken before baking. The oil and water dosen't mix very well but thats ok. The water keeps it moist and the oil makes it crisp.