Description
A straightforward recipe for a flavorful, moist roast chicken.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 whole chicken (about 4 lbs)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 lemon, halved
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Remove the giblets from the chicken cavity. Pat the chicken dry, inside and out, with paper towels.
- Rub the entire surface of the chicken with olive oil.
- In a small bowl, mix salt, pepper, and thyme. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the chicken skin.
- Place the lemon halves and smashed garlic cloves inside the chicken cavity.
- Place the chicken in a roasting pan or oven-safe skillet.
- Roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving.
Notes
- For crispier skin, you can increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for the first 15 minutes, then reduce it to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for the remainder of the cooking time.
- Basting is not required for this recipe.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 75 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 chicken
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 13
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 0
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 150
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