You're Roasted Chicken
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Category
Dinner
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
120 minutes
Ingredients
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6 tablespoons/90 ml MagicalButter MCT oil and olive oil blend
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4 tablespoons/60 ml (½ stick) MagicalButter melted
- 1 roasting chicken (5-6 pounds/2¼-2¾ kg)
- 4 tablespoons/60 ml poultry seasoning
- 3 tablespoons/45 ml pink Himalayan salt
- 3-4 teaspoons/15-20 ml pink Himalayan salt
- 1 tablespoon/15 ml freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon/15 ml garlic powder
- 20-25 baby cut carrots
- 3-5 cloves garlic crushed and finely chopped
- 3 large bunches fresh thyme (7-10 sprigs each)
- 1 lemon halved crosswise (I suggest Meyer lemon)
- 1 bulb garlic halved crosswise
- 1 large yellow onion thickly sliced
- 1 bulb fennel (tops removed and cut into wedges––optional)
- 1 pinch/⅓ ml red pepper flakes (optional)
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C.
- Remove everything from inside the chicken and rinse it inside and out.
- Remove most of the fat skin and any leftover pin feathers from the back of the chicken and pat it dry. Pat pat. Who’s a good bird? That’s a good little birdie.
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together the MagicalButter half the oil the garlic powder and poultry seasoning and liberally rub it over the chicken. Salt and pepper the inside.
- Stuff the chicken with 1 thyme bunch both halves of the lemon and the garlic bulb.
- Tie the legs together with kitchen string tucking the wing tips under the body.
- In a roasting pan toss the onions carrots and fennel with the rest of the oil salt pepper and the remaining sprigs of thyme.
- Spread the vegetables evenly in a 9″ x 13″/23 x 33 cm roasting pan and place the chicken on top.
- Roast the chicken for 1½-2 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 160°F/70°C.
- Remove the chicken and vegetables to a platter. Cover them with foil for about 20 minutes allowing the flavors to commingle and infuse together.
- “You’re Roasted Chicken!” Serve and enjoy!
- Suggested side dishes: The vegetables from the pan; mashed potatoes and gravy. Yum!!
Recipe Note
When cooking poultry, the general rule of thumb is: 450F/230C to roast a whole (thawed) chicken. Roast for 10-15 minutes per pound. If including herb flower in your recipe, use 325-350F/160-180C, and cook for 20 minutes per pound. When time is up, if the meat thermometer reads less than 160F/70C, return the chicken to the oven for an additional 10 minutes; then re-check the internal temperature.
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