Cooking a delicious roast chicken with herbs is an art that requires careful selection of ingredients, precise preparation methods, and perfect timing. Whether you're cooking for a family dinner or a special occasion, this dish offers a delectable blend of flavors and aromas that will tantalize your taste buds. With its crispy skin, tender meat, and an array of herbs that infuse every bite with freshness, roast chicken with herbs is a culinary masterpiece that is sure to impress. In this article, we'll guide you through the steps of creating this classic dish, providing you with tips and techniques to achieve the perfect balance of flavors and textures. From selecting the right chicken to choosing the best herbs, and mastering the art of roasting, we'll help you craft a roast chicken with herbs that will become a favorite in your household.
Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!
ROAST CHICKEN WITH HERBS
Ingredients placed in the cavity of the chicken flavor it from the inside out during roasting. Experiment with onion, other citrus fruit, and your favorite herbs.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Season chicken cavities with salt and pepper. Dividing evenly, stuff with lemon, garlic, and sprigs of thyme and rosemary (reserve a few sprigs of each for garnish).
- With a heavy knife, coarsely chop necks, and scatter in a large roasting pan. Place chickens, breast side up, on a rack set in pan. Using cotton kitchen twine, securely tie legs together; tuck wing tips underneath chickens.
- Rub chickens with butter; season with salt. Roast, occasionally brushing chickens with pan juices, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh (avoiding bone) registers 165, about 1 hour. Transfer chickens to a platter; cover loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest 10 to 15 minutes before carving. If desired, prepare Pan Sauce to serve with chickens.
WHOLE ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND HERBS
Provided by Virginia Willis
Categories main-dish
Time 1h55m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Set a rack on the lower middle level of the oven and heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with the thyme sprigs, garlic, and one lemon half, squeezing the lemon as you insert it to release the juice into the cavity. Rub the butter all over the chicken skin, including undersides, then season once again with salt and pepper.
- Tie the ends of the drumsticks together with twine. Arrange the chicken breast-up on the rack in a roasting pan. Squeeze the juice of the remaining lemon half over the top of the chicken. (You can toss the lemon half into the roasting pan or discard it.)
- Place the roasting pan in the oven. After 15 minutes, reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. When the chicken is beginning to brown rapidly, baste with accumulated pan juices.
- Add the onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf to the roasting pan after 30 minutes. Continue roasting, basting several times, until the juices run clear when pierced at the thickest part of the thigh with a knife or if you tilt the chicken forward the juices that run out of the cavity are clear, an additional 45 to 60 minutes (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours total roasting time). Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, cover loosely with foil, and let rest in a warm place to allow the juices to redistribute, about 15 minutes. To serve, remove the herbs and the lemon half from the cavity and discard. Reserve the garlic cloves and carve the chicken. Serve the chicken with the vegetables and reserved garlic cloves. (The bay leaf may be left for decoration or discarded.)
HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pat the chicken dry; generously season the skin and inside the cavity with salt and pepper. Refrigerate, uncovered, at least 4 hours or overnight to dry out the skin. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before roasting.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Mash the butter with the chopped thyme and chopped rosemary in a small bowl. Gently slide your fingers under the chicken skin on the breasts and legs to loosen it. Scoop some of the herbed butter with a spoon; slide the spoon under the skin and hold the skin in place while you remove the spoon. Smooth the skin to distribute the butter. Repeat with the remaining butter.
- Squeeze a lemon half into the cavity of each chicken, then stuff the lemon half inside. Stuff 1/2 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 1 thyme sprig and 1/2 rosemary sprig into each chicken cavity. Tie the legs together with twine. Set a rack in a large roasting pan; put the chicken on the rack and roast 25 minutes. Toss the scallions, tomatoes, olive oil and a large pinch of salt in a bowl, then add to the roasting pan. Remove the twine from the chicken and continue roasting until the skin is golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 170 degrees F, about 50 more minutes.
- Transfer the chicken and vegetables to platters and let rest about 10 minutes before carving.
PAN-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES AND HERBS
Chicken breasts, sautéed until golden brown in the skillet, are finished in the oven with potatoes, onions, carrots and fresh herbs.
Provided by Campbell's Kitchen
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Swanson®
Time 1h30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Stir the flour, black pepper and paprika on a plate. Coat the chicken with the flour mixture.
- Heat the oil in a 12-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until well browned on all sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet. Pour off any fat.
- Add the onions and potatoes to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the carrots, stock, lemon juice and oregano and heat to a boil. Return the chicken to the skillet. Cover the skillet.
- Roast for 25 minutes. Uncover the skillet.
- Roast, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with the thyme, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 800.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.1 g, Cholesterol 217.9 mg, Fat 38.7 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 76.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 453.1 mg, Sugar 6.1 g
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
ROAST CHICKEN WITH HERBS
Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h15m
Yield Six to eight servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put the chickens in a large bowl and add the olive oil, corn oil, split head of garlic, rosemary and half the thyme sprigs. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand, turning occasionally, for 24 hours.
- When ready to cook, scrape the herbs from the chickens. It is not necessary to truss them.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Heat a heavy skillet large enough to hold the chickens in one layer without crowding, or use two skillets. Place the chickens in the skillet or skillets breast side down. Cook until the breasts are nicely browned, about four or five minutes. Turn the chickens on one side and cook until nicely browned, about four to five minutes. Turn the chickens to the opposite side and then on their backs. Brown each part of the chickens as they are turned.
- Place the chickens in the oven and bake 30 minutes. Remove the chickens from the skillet and pour off the fat. Add the vinegar (if two skillets are used, use half the remaining ingredients for each skillet), the broth, the roasted garlic cloves, the remaining thyme sprigs tied in a small bundle, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil and cook about two minutes. Swirl in the butter, stirring, and add any liquid that may flow from the inside of each chicken.
- Carve the chickens and arrange on dinner plates. Garnish each serving with thyme sprigs and roasted garlic cloves. Spoon the sauce over and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 821, UnsaturatedFat 51 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 70 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 41 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 1015 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ROAST CHICKEN WITH HERBS
Use extra roast chicken to make sandwiches or chicken salad.From the book "Lucinda's Rustic Italian Kitchen," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Wiley).
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the rosemary, sage, marjoram, thyme, chives, bay leaves, and caraway on a chopping board. Chop everything together to achieve a uniform texture. In a small bowl, combine the herbs with 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, the olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Set aside.
- Clean the birds very thoroughly inside and out and dry all over with paper towels. Pour 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice over each chicken and inside the cavity. Rub the herb mixture all over the inside and outside of both birds. Place the reserved lemon rinds inside the cavities. Let the birds marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 12.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper over both birds. Place the birds, breast side down, side by side, in opposite directions on an oiled rack over a roasting pan. Cook for 30 minutes, then turn the chickens breast side up and reduce the heat to 375 degrees. Cook an additional 30 to 40 minutes or until the skin is golden, juices run clear, and the internal temperature is 160 degrees. Allow the birds to rest for 15 to 20 minutes before carving and serving.
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
HERB-ROAST CHICKEN
Choose your favourite herb for this beautifully moist springtime chicken dish - fresh basil or mint would be ideal
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Lunch, Main course
Time 2h25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Put the pancetta in a heavy-based frying pan and gently fry until crisp - if you start the pancetta slowly from a cold pan you shouldn't need to add oil. Lift out with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add shallots to the pan, there should be some pancetta fat left, then fry for 10-15 mins until golden and starting to soften. Tip the shallots into your largest roasting tin.
- Rub the olive oil over both chickens, season well with salt and pepper, then snuggle the chickens into the tin. Roast for 1 hr 20 mins until golden and cooked through. To check they're cooked, pierce the thighs through to the bone - the juices should run clear. Lift the chickens onto a plate or another tin, cover with foil and rest while you finish the veg.
- Put the roasting tin directly on the hob and stir in the stock. Bubble for a few mins, scraping up any stuck bits, then stir in the peas, pancetta and most of the chopped tarragon. Bubble for a few mins more until the peas are cooked, then season and sit the chickens back on top, or transfer everything to a serving dish if you want a smarter presentation. Scatter the chickens with the remaining tarragon, and serve with potatoes - mashed, jacket or roasted, or boiled new potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 591 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 13 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 62 grams protein, Sodium 1.82 milligram of sodium
ROASTED LEMON HERB CHICKEN
My family loves this. My husband even requests it.
Provided by barbzal
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine the seasoning, salt, mustard powder, garlic powder and black pepper; set aside. Rinse the chicken thoroughly, and remove the giblets. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mixture inside the chicken. Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the chicken.
- Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemons into a small bowl or cup, and mix with the olive oil. Drizzle this oil/juice mixture over the chicken.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until juices run clear, basting several times with the remaining oil mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.3 calories, Carbohydrate 3.6 g, Cholesterol 127.7 mg, Fat 29.2 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 32.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 177.6 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
ROAST CHICKEN WITH GREEN GARLIC, HERBS AND POTATOES
Green garlic has a distinct green, grassy garlicky character that is pungent but not overpowering. After an initial peeling of the outer layer, both green and white parts of the stalk can be used, and if you cannot find green garlic, a combination of scallion and garlic chives will make for a reasonable substitute. Roasting the potatoes under the chicken means they catch the infused drippings, ensuring big flavor in this simple yet complete dinner.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, poultry, vegetables, main course
Time 3h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper.
- Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Peel the potatoes, cut them in half, then cut halves into 2 or 3 thick wedges. Boil potatoes for about 5 minutes, until barely done, then drain and cool.
- As potatoes cool, peel outer layer of garlic stalks and cut off roots. Slice both tender white and green parts crosswise into thin rings, then sprinkle with salt and roughly chop to resemble "minced." (You should have about 1 cup of chopped alliums, whether you use green garlic, or a combination of scallions and chives.) Transfer chopped garlic to a dish and cover with olive oil.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange potatoes on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Set the seasoned chicken on top of the potatoes. Tip the chicken up and transfer the garlic-oil mixture into the bird's cavity, then place breast side down, with potatoes surrounding.
- Take a generous handful of herb sprigs (stem-on) and stuff into the cavity.
- Roast, uncovered, for about 1 hour until chicken is nicely browned and thigh juices run clear when probed with a paring knife. Remove chicken, tipping the inside juices onto the potatoes, and keep warm on a plate.
- Raise oven temperature to 425 degrees. Using a spatula, move the potatoes around the roasting pan, allowing juices to coat potatoes well. Return to oven to brown potatoes. Baste potatoes every 5 minutes for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are golden. Sprinkle with parsley. Carve bird and serve.
CHICKEN AND HERBS
Judy Sargent of Rome, New York sent the recipe for this moist and tender chicken. Nicely seasoned with a variety of herbs, it's easy to prepare...but seems special enough for company.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Arrange chicken in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Whisk together the oil, onion, garlic, thyme, salt, rosemary, pepper, sage, marjoram and hot pepper sauce. Pour over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 30-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting occasionally. Remove and discard skin from chicken. Sprinkle with parsley. Drizzle with juice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240 calories, Fat 11g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 90mg cholesterol, Sodium 373mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND FRESH HERBS
This results in exceptionally moist and tender chicken, with the bonus of being a complete meal. The veggies get bathed in the chicken juices, resulting in an easy, delicious one-pan dinner. It's low-maintenance once it's in the oven too; no basting, no fussing. You may want to add extra garlic cloves in the pan; after roasting they're sweet and delicious and taste great when squeezed out onto the chicken meat or potatoes. Do try the parsnip in this dish, rather than the more traditional carrot; the parsnip gets very sweet when roasting and goes so well with the chicken. This dish is easy enough for weeknights, spiffy enough for company!
Provided by Lennie
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Please note you won't use the entire bunches of both herbs, but you do need a fair amount.
- Preheat oven to 400°F, have ready a shallow roasting pan.
- Cut the potatoes, sweet potatoes and parsnips into chunks about one-inch square.
- Place the potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, two onions (peeled and quartered) and 4 of the garlic cloves in the shallow roasting pan; sprinkle generously with coarse (kosher) salt and freshly ground black pepper, then drizzle with a few teaspoons of olive oil; toss with your hands to coat all the veggies.
- Nestle one sprig of fresh rosemary and one sprig of thyme into the veggies, then set pan aside.
- On a cutting board, quarter one of the lemons (unpeeled) into wedges, slice the remaining 2 garlic cloves in half (leave skins on), then place the remaining onion quarters beside them, along with several sprigs of fresh rosemary and fresh thyme; sprinkle these items generously with salt and pepper.
- Traditionally, you salt and pepper the inside of a chicken to be roasted; I find this very awkward to do so I salt and pepper what I'm going to stuff inside the bird, instead.
- Now stuff all into the cavity of the chicken and then truss (tie up with kitchen string) the bird, if desired (it's not necessary); my grocery store sells birds already trussed so I just have to slip the tips of the drumsticks out from the under the string then tuck them back in when I'm done.
- Place chicken atop the vegetables in the roasting pan.
- Juice the remaining lemon; chop up some fresh rosemary and fresh thyme.
- Rub the juice all over the chicken, then drizzle a couple of tablespoons of olive oil over the bird; sprinkle with the fresh herbs, then the paprika, then the salt and pepper.
- Roast in preheated oven for 40 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375°F and continue to roast another 30 minutes or so, until the juices around the thigh run clear; a smaller bird may only take another 20 minutes, while a larger bird could require another 40 minutes.
- When chicken is done, remove it to a cutting board and cover with a tent of foil to keep warm; let chicken sit for 15 minutes before carving.
- While chicken is resting, give the veggies a good stir in the roasting pan (there will be lots of flavourful chicken juices in the pan) and return to oven.
- After chicken has rested, carve bird, place on platter, remove veggies from oven, and serve.
- This smells incredible as it roasts, so expect the folks at your dinner table to be extremely eager to dig in!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.7, Fat 25.6, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 53.5, Sodium 127.6, Carbohydrate 56, Fiber 7.4, Sugar 8.5, Protein 18.8
Tips:
- Use a whole chicken: This will give you more flavorful meat than using just breasts or thighs.
- Rinse the chicken inside and out: This will help to remove any bacteria.
- Pat the chicken dry: This will help the skin to crisp up.
- Season the chicken generously: Use a combination of salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs.
- Roast the chicken at a high temperature: This will help to create a crispy skin.
- Baste the chicken every 20-30 minutes: This will help to keep the chicken moist.
- Let the chicken rest before carving: This will help the juices to redistribute throughout the meat.
Conclusion:
Roast chicken is a classic dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It's a simple dish to make, but there are a few tips and tricks that can help you to create a perfectly roasted chicken. By following the tips in this article, you can create a delicious and flavorful roast chicken that your family and friends will love.
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