French Roast Chicken

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This Lemon and Thyme French Roast Chicken Recipe with Roasted Garlic is one of our family's favorite dishes. The meat is juicy and tender with the delicate perfume from the lemons, garlic and thyme.

- Chicken - Baby potatoes - Garlic - Coarse salt - Olive oil - Butter - Lemon - Thyme

Ingredients

STEP 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Start with a whole chicken, about 3.5-4 lbs. Remove the insides. Your bagged chicken might have a neck and gizzards inside the cavity.

STEP 2

Pat down the chicken with a paper towel or clean kitchen towel. Removing the moisture helps to make a crispy skin!

STEP 3

Set the chicken in a roasting pan greased with olive oil. Mix the room temperature butter with the leaves from 3 branches of thyme in a bowl.

STEP 4

Now it is time to get a little messy. Using your fingers gently lift the chicken skin over the breast and spread the butter and herb mixture under the skin.

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