Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken
Butter Roast Chicken with garlic, herbs, and butter has incredible flavors, crispy skin, and is very juicy.
Nothing beats a roast chicken that is simple to prepare and even simpler to create! In particular, when roasted with garlic butter, rosemary, parsley, lemon, and a touch of white wine for an unrivaled flavor. Any rotisserie chicken will pale in comparison to this garlic herb butter roast chicken.
PREP: 10 MINS
COOK: 1 HR 15 MINS
TOTAL: 1 HR 25 MINS
SERVES: 4
Ingredient Butter Roast Chicken
- 4 pound (2kg) whole chicken, at room temperature giblets and neck removed from the cavity
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup white wine, (OPTIONAL) — use a dry wine like a Sauv blanc or Chardonnay
- 1 lemon, halved
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 head of garlic roughly peeled and cut in half horizontally through the middle crosswise
- 3 fresh whole rosemary sprigs
INSTRUCTIONS
- The oven should be preheated to 430°F or 220°C (fan forced 400°F or 200°C). Use foil to line a baking sheet or gently butter a roasting pan.
- Remove any extra fat and feathers, then throw away the neck that was inside the cavity. Utilize paper towels to dry.