Herbed Oven Roasted Whole Chicken
Thanksgiving flavor all year round.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 66kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon non dairy butter room temp
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 carrots chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F if cooking spatchcock or 375 F if roasting whole.
- Chop fresh herbs and pulse in mini food processor until finely chopped. Add plant butter, salt, and pepper and process until well combined. Set aside.
- Prepare baking pan with sliced onions, carrots and celery. Set aside.
- Now is the time to spatchcock the chicken, if doing so. Pat all sides of chicken dry with paper towels.
- Smear inside and outside of chicken liberally with herb butter mixture.
- Carefully place chicken in baking pan on top of sliced onions/vegetables.
- If cooking spatchcock roast at 400ºF for 45 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165ºF. Baste halfway through and again at the end. If cooking the chicken whole, roast at 375ºF for 90 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165ºF. Baste halfway through and again at the end.
- Allow chicken to rest for 20 minutes. Cut up or carve and serve.
Notes
Tips and Serving Suggestions
- With cranberry sauce. It is a given that any time we have Thanksgiving flavors on our plates we serve it with our 3 Ingredient Cranberry Sauce.
- With stuffing. Choose your favorite stuffing recipe as a side.
- Chicken salad. Strip the chicken meat off of the bones and add ½ cup of mayonnaise for chicken salad.
- Alongside cornbread. Our Skillet Baked Cornbread is a perfect compliment to and chicken recipe.
- Salads galore. Load up on the veggie sides with our recipes for Easy Israeli Salad, Red Cabbage Salad, Potato Salad, and Quinoa Salad with Raisins.
- BBQ Chicken Salad. Earlier, we posted a delicious recipe for BBQ Chicken Salad and using this chicken will make for a new twist on that recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Herbed Oven Roasted Whole Chicken
Amount per Serving
Calories
66
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Sodium
447
mg
19
%
Potassium
95
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
3
g
1
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
1850
IU
37
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
24
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.