Chicken Love

12 ingredients
14 steps

Ingredients

  • Whole chicken 5-12#
  • Garlic 1 bulb
  • Oinion 1 whl
  • Orange 1 whl
  • Lemon 1 whl
  • Orange zest 1 tsp
  • Lemon zest 1tsp
  • Butter 1/2 c softened
  • Thyme 1 bn
  • Rosemary 1 tbl
  • Salt & Pepper TT
  • Kitchen twine as needed

Directions

  1. 1
    +Heat the oven to 350*F
  2. 2
    +Season the whole chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. 3
    +In a bowl mix together Orange and Lemon zest, 1/2 c Butter, Thyme, and Rosemary.
  4. 4
    +Cut Lemon, Orange, Garlic, and Onion in half.
  5. 5
    +Squeeze the lemon juice and orange juice inside of the chicken's cavity. Place the orange and lemon inside.
  6. 6
    +Add the Garlic and Onion to the cavity as well.
  7. 7
    +Carefull lift the skin from the breast and squeeze the butter mixture underneath.
  8. 8
    +Cover the rest of the chicken with the butter mixture.
  9. 9
    +Tie the chicken tightly together so it will cook evenly.
  10. 10
    +Roast the whole chicken in a roasting pan covered with foil tightly.
  11. 11
    +Roast the chicken for aprox. 1hr 20min-2hrs. depending on size.
  12. 12
    -Roast 5# for 1 hr
  13. 13
    -Roast 10# for 2 hrs
  14. 14
    -Roast 15# for 3 hrs

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