Roasted Chicken

Name: Roasted Chicken Recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 2- to 3 1/2-pound free-range chicken; Coarse sea salt; Ground black pepper; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 tbsp peanut oil; 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 2- to 3 1/2-pound free-range chickenCoarse sea saltGround black pepper2 sprigs fresh rosemary2 sprigs fresh thyme1 tbsp peanut oil2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 375. Rinse the chicken and dry with paper towels. Cut off the last joint of the wing; discard. Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper; place rosemary and thyme inside the cavity. Tie cavity closed with a piece of twine. Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Place chicken on its side in the skillet and brown, about 7 minutes. Turn and brown the other side, about 7 minutes. Place chicken breast side up and transfer skillet to oven. Roast for 20 minutes; baste with melted butter. Continue roasting, basting occasionally, until thigh juices run clear, about 30 minutes more. Remove chicken from oven and cover loosely with foil. Allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes before carving. Sprinkle with sea salt before serving.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PRETTYNPNK.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 53.6
Total Fat: 1.4 g
Cholesterol: 26.3 mg
Sodium: 17.9 mg
Total Carbs: 0.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
Protein: 9.5 g

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Member Reviews

NPAASCH
This is very good but the calories are totally wrong. According to Tom's recipe, the nutrition facts are as follows:

Nutrition facts per serving: 403 calories, 37g protein, 0g carbohydrate, 27g fat (9g saturated), 0g fiber. - 10/29/09
CD12112269
Sounds delicious... - 4/8/12
RONSMYSHARONA
Very simple but delicious! - 1/27/09
JKUNZA1982
this was really good - 1/9/09