


- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 405.1
- Total Fat: 22.6 g
- Cholesterol: 161.3 mg
- Sodium: 742.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 0.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 46.7 g
Roasted Chicken with Herb Oil
Submitted by: CHEF_MEG
Introduction
Roasted chicken is a simple and versatile protein. Use it in soups, throw it on pasta or pair it with a simple salad. Roasted chicken is a simple and versatile protein. Use it in soups, throw it on pasta or pair it with a simple salad.Ingredients
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1 T butter, softened
1 T olive oil
1 T rosemary, chopped
1 3 pound chicken
1/3 t black pepper
1 t kosher or sea salt
1 lemon, cut into quarters
Tips
Save time and energy by roasting two chickens at once and freezing one (carve it first).
NOTE: Serving sizes will vary. Feel free to calculate using the amount and type of chicken you eat. Save about 125
Please note that serving sizes will vary. The nutrition is calculated for 1/4 of the chicken. Add the appropriate number of ounces of dark meat or light meat to your Nutrition Tracker.
Directions
Mix the butter, oil, and rosemary together in a small bowl. Gently lift up chicken skin from the breast and rub oil and butter mixture between the flesh and skin.
Season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper.
Place chicken in roasting pan on a roasting rack or bed of vegetables. Place lemon inside the cavity of the chicken. Tie legs together with cotton string.
Roast chicken 20 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Roast chicken until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of inner thigh registers 180 -185 degrees Fahrenheit, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Lift chicken and tilt slightly, emptying juices from cavity into pan. Juices should be clear. Transfer chicken to cutting board.
Cover chicken with aluminum foil to keep warm and wait 10 minutes before carving.
NOTE: Save about 125 calories and 11 g fat per serving by removing the skin.
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Member Ratings For This Recipe
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Oh my gosh! This was absolutely fantastic. It was so very easy to do and tasted divine. I put lemon and orange wedges in the cavity and the smell was heavenly as well as the taste. Thank you so much Chef Meg for a cheap dinner that I can do with plenty left overs for the following week. Can't wait - 8/23/09
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Absolutely the best flavored turkey breast I've ever had! From now on all my poultry will have this oil rub on it. I took the skin off after cooking & it was very moist & the lemon flavor was incredible! I put half the lemon in the chest cavity & the other 1/4's under the skin on the breast. - 9/9/09
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Very nice way to roast a chicken. I followed the recipe exactly, and it way excellent. The leftovers disappeared so quickly, I wish I had made two! Although I wouldn't freeze one, as cooked meat deteriorates and dries out so quickly in the freezer. Would also be good with fresh sage or thyme. - 10/14/09
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This was fabulous!!! But, it really does take 1 1/2 hours to cook. 20 mintues to roast, then an hour to cook after that....but I did use 5 pound chickens, since the store didn't have under 5 pounds. But it was fine and very very tasting. So tender and NO grease since it all went to the bottom. :) - 4/23/12
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Is it safe to assume, since this makes 4 servings, that a serving of chicken is about a 1/4 of a chicken?
401.9 Calories in chicken is a lot of Chicken. Even no skin, 375 Calories is still a big portion
I think a 3 or 4 oz serving would be more in line with SparkPeople guidelines on portions. - 4/14/12
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I tried this recipe a few months ago and use it all the time now! Organic whole chicken is more affordable than cut up pieces so we use those. I de-bone the leftovers and divide them up into serving sized pkgs to freeze for chicken salad, soup, and I make stock from the carcass. Easy and flavorful! - 4/14/12


















