Roast chicken, a classic dish that has stood the test of time, is loved for its crispy skin, juicy meat, and enticing aroma. The combination of roasted garlic and fragrant herbs, blended into a luscious butter mixture, elevates this dish to a culinary masterpiece. This guide will take you on a journey to create the ultimate roast chicken with garlic herb butter, ensuring a tender, succulent chicken with a golden-brown exterior and an explosion of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
GARLIC HERB BUTTER ROAST CHICKEN
Garlic Herb Butter Roast Chicken packed with unbelievable flavours, crispy skin, and so juicy! Nothing beats an easy to make and even easier to prepare roast chook! Especially when roasted with garlic butter, rosemary, parsley, lemon, and a hint of white wine. Beats any rotisserie chicken!
Provided by Karina
Categories Dinner
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 430°F | 220°C (400°F or 200°C fan forced). Line a baking tray with foil, or lightly grease a roasting pan.
- Discard neck from inside the cavity and remove any excess fat and leftover feathers. Pat dry with paper towels.
- Pour the olive oil, melted butter, wine (if using) and the juice of half a lemon over the chicken, under the skin and inside the cavity. Season chicken liberally on the outside and inside the cavity with salt and pepper. Sprinkle over the parsley.
- Rub the minced garlic over the chicken, mixing all ingredients together over the chicken and under the skin.
- Stuff the garlic head into the chicken cavity along with the rosemary sprigs and the squeezed lemon halve. Tie legs together with kitchen string.
- Place breast-side up into baking tray or roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes, basting half way through cooking time, until juices run clear when chicken thigh is pierced with a skewer.
- Baste again, then broil for a further 2-3 minutes, until golden.
- Remove from the oven, cover with foil and allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serve, drizzled with pan juices and remaining lemon half cut into wedges or slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 510 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Protein 71 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 234 mg, Sodium 195 mg, ServingSize 1 serving
ROAST CHICKEN WITH HERB BUTTER, ONIONS AND GARLIC
Categories Chicken Garlic Herb Onion Poultry Roast Kid-Friendly Back to School Dinner Fall Winter Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Small Plates
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix butter, chopped herbs, fennel seeds and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt in bowl; blend well. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
- Position rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 400°F. Sprinkle main cavity of chicken with salt and pepper; fill with herb sprigs. Starting at neck end, slide fingers under skin of breast and upper part of legs, loosening skin. Spread 3 tablespoons herb butter under skin on breast and upper leg meat. Place chicken on rack in large roasting pan; tie legs together loosely to hold shape. Scatter onions around chicken. Brush chicken and onions with 2 tablespoons herb butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast chicken 30 minutes. Remove pan from oven. Scatter garlic cloves around chicken. Brush chicken, onions and garlic with 1 tablespoon herb butter. Roast chicken and vegetables 30 minutes. Reserve 1 tablespoon herb butter for sauce; brush remainder on chicken and vegetables. Continue to roast until chicken is golden and thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, about 30 minutes longer. Insert wooden spoon into main cavity; tilt chicken so that juices drain into pan. Transfer chicken to platter; surround with onions and garlic. Tent with foil.
- Set roasting pan over medium-high heat. Add broth and wine; bring to simmer, scraping up browned bits. Pour pan juices into large glass measuring cup. Spoon off fat; discard fat. Pour juices into medium saucepan. Stir reserved 1 tablespoon herb butter and flour in small bowl to smooth paste. Bring pan juices to simmer; whisk in paste. Simmer sauce until slightly thickened, whisking occasionally, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken with sauce.
ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC-HERB BUTTER
When making roast chicken, the key to getting crispy, golden skin is to season your bird in advance and leave it in the fridge overnight. The chicken roasts directly on top of a baguette, which absorbs the pan drippings for a side as tasty as the main event.
Provided by Anita Lo
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- The day before roasting, combine butter in a bowl with zest of one lemon (reserving the lemon), garlic, chives, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and mix to combine. Dry the chicken with paper towels and place on a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Season chicken with salt and pepper, inside and out. Using your fingers, gently release the skin from the breast on either side of the breast bone. Place a heaping tablespoon of the compound butter under the skin on each side and smooth down to coat each breast. Do the same at the other end, where the thigh joins the open cavity. Distribute the remaining butter on each side under the leg skin. Place chicken in the refrigerator, uncovered, to allow the skin to dry.
- The next day, preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Roughly chop the celery, onion, and carrot and place inside the chicken cavity, along with leftover herb stems and half the zested lemon. Cut the baguette to approximately the length of the chicken and place, open-faced, on a rimmed baking sheet. Lay the chicken on top of it. Pour water or chicken stock in the pan so the bread doesn't burn. Bake, 10-12 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, chicken will begin to brown. Add more water or stock to the pan if the bread looks too dark. Reduce oven temp to 400 F and continue cooking, 35-55 minutes, depending on chicken size. (Final internal temperature should be 165 degrees F at the thickest part of the thigh.)
- Test the chicken for doneness by sticking a knife into the thickest part of the thigh-the juices should run clear (i.e., not pink). When done, remove from oven and let the chicken rest 5 minutes before carving. To carve, first remove the wings. Next, cut the skin close to the leg, then cut from the back and follow the bone along the joint and remove the leg. Remove the breasts by cutting down the middle, following the bone (save the rest of the chicken carcass for stock). Cut the baguette into four pieces and serve with the cut chicken on top.
HERB ROASTED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC
Make and share this Herb Roasted Chicken with Garlic recipe from Food.com.
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Chicken
Time 1h12m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place checken in an ungreased rectangular baking dish or casserole (lasagna-type pan).
- Mix wine, chopped herbs and salt and pour over chicken.
- Cut top 1/2-inch off the tops of garlic heads and place cut side up in between the chicken pieces in the pan.
- Tuck extra sprigs of thyme, rosemary and sage in and among the chicken if you desire too (optional).
- Cover with lid or aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, then uncover, turn chicken pieces, and bake for 20-30 minutes more or until chicken is cooked through.
- To serve, gently squeeze roasted garlic out onto roasted chicken pieces; serve with extra herbs and pan juices, if you desire.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 553.4, Fat 34.4, SaturatedFat 9.8, Cholesterol 170.2, Sodium 359, Carbohydrate 11.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 0.7, Protein 44.2
ROAST CHICKEN WITH HERB BUTTER, ONIONS AND GARLIC
There's no better smell than that of a chicken roasting in the oven. Add garlic and onions and fresh herbs. This practically screams to be made for a family Sunday dinner. Don't leave your windows open while this is cooking, your entire neighborhood might just show up for dinner! From "Bon Apetit" magazine
Provided by yooper
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 1h50m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Mix butter, chopped herbs, fennel seeds and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt in bowl; blend well.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.) Position rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 400.
- Sprinkle main cavity of chicken with salt and pepper; fill with herb sprigs.
- starting at neck end, slide fingers under skin of breast and upper part of legs, loosening skin.
- Spread 3 tablespoons herb butter under skin on breast and upper leg meat.
- Place chicken on rack in large roasting pan; tie legs together loosley to hold shape.
- Scatter onions around chicken.
- Brush chicken and onions with 2 tablespoons herb butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast chicken 30 minutes.
- Remove pan from the oven.
- Scatter garlic cloves around chicken.
- Brush chicken, onions and garlic with 1 tablespoon herb butter.
- Roast chicken and vegtables 30 minutes.
- Reserve 1 tablespoon herb butter for sauce; brush remainder on chicken and vegtables.
- Continue to roast until chicken is golden and thermometer into thickest part of thigh registers 180 F, about 30 minutes longer.
- Insert wooden spoon into main cavity; tilt chicken so that juices drain into pan.
- Transfer chicken to platter surround with the onions and garlic.
- Tent with foil.
- Set roasting pan over medium-high heat.
- Add broth and wine; bring to simmer, scraping up browned bits.
- Pour pan juices into large glass measuring cup.
- Spoon off fat; discard fat.
- Pour juices into medium saucepan.
- Stir to smooth paste.
- Bring pan juices to simmer; whisk in paste.
- Simmer sauce until slightly thickened, whisking occasionally about 4 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve chicken with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1413.2, Fat 104.9, SaturatedFat 37, Cholesterol 441.1, Sodium 680.3, Carbohydrate 13.8, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 4, Protein 94.2
GARLIC CHICKEN WITH HERBS
Pan-roasting garlic cloves turns them into rich, creamy deliciousness. This chicken is fantastic with crusty Italian bread or mashed potatoes on the side. -Kathy Fleming, Lisle, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; brown chicken on both sides. Remove from pan, reserving drippings., In same skillet, saute garlic in drippings over medium-high heat until light golden brown. Add wine and herbs; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Cook until mixture is almost evaporated. Add broth and chicken; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads at least 170°, 10-12 minutes., To serve, spoon pan juices over chicken. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 487mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
GARLIC-HERB ROASTED CHICKEN
Garlic and herbs roasting in and on the chicken make this roasted version so flavorful that you can eliminate the salt from the recipe if you'd like. The aroma from the oven while it's baking is tantalizing. -Cindy Steffen, Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h50m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- With fingers, carefully loosen skin around the chicken breast, leg and thigh. Combine minced parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme, salt and pepper; rub half under skin. Place sliced garlic cloves under skin. Squeeze half of the lemon into the cavity and place the squeezed half in the cavity. , Remove papery outer skin from whole garlic bulb (do not peel or separate cloves). Cut top off garlic bulb. Place garlic bulb and herb sprigs in the cavity. Skewer chicken openings; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string., Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Squeeze the remaining lemon half over chicken; rub remaining herb mixture over chicken., Bake, uncovered, at 350° until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours (cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly). If desired, baste with pan drippings. , Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Remove and discard garlic, lemon and herbs from cavity before carving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 163 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 289mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
BUTTER-HERB ROASTED CHICKEN
Butter gives this herb-roasted chicken a nice crispiness in this recipe, perfect for a Sunday supper!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray shallow roasting pan with cooking spray.
- In small bowl, mix butter, chopped thyme, sage, garlic, 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper. Rub mixture under and on skin of chicken. Place chicken, breast side up, in roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.
- In large bowl, toss carrots, potatoes and onions with oil and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Arrange vegetables around chicken. Pour broth over vegetables.
- Roast uncovered 1 hour 15 minutes or until thermometer reads at least 165°F and legs move easily when lifted or twisted. Cover loosely with foil; let stand 10 to 15 minutes for easier carving. Serve chicken with vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 660, Carbohydrate 32 g, Fat 6, Fiber 4 g, Protein 51 g, SaturatedFat 17 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 1270 mg
Tips:
- Use a whole chicken for the most flavorful results. A whole chicken will give you more meat and more flavor than just using chicken breasts or thighs.
- Make sure the chicken is completely thawed before cooking. This will help it cook evenly.
- Pat the chicken dry before roasting. This will help the skin crisp up.
- Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. This will help enhance the flavor of the chicken.
- Roast the chicken at a high temperature for the first 30 minutes. This will help to brown the skin and seal in the juices.
- Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for the remaining cooking time. This will help to cook the chicken through without drying it out.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the chicken. The chicken is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before carving. This will help the juices redistribute throughout the chicken.
Conclusion:
This roast chicken with garlic herb butter is a delicious and easy-to-make recipe that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The chicken is juicy and flavorful, and the garlic herb butter adds a delicious touch of flavor. This recipe is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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