Happy Roast Chicken

Name: Happy Roast Chicken
Ingredients: 1/2 cup dry white wine; 2 lemons, cut in half; 6 large cloves garlic; 1 (4 pound) whole chicken; 1 1/2 teaspoons cold butter; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; salt and pepper to taste

7 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup dry white wine
2 lemons, cut in half
6 large cloves garlic
1 (4 pound) whole chicken
1 1/2 teaspoons cold butter
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1

Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2

Pour the wine into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet; set aside.
3

Place the lemon halves and garlic cloves into the cavity of the chicken.
4

Slide half of the butter underneath the skin of each breast.
5

Rub the chicken all over with Dijon mustard, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
6

Place into the cast-iron skillet.
7

Bake the chicken in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and continue baking until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour more.
8

An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).
9

Remove the chicken from the oven, cover with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 15 minutes before slicing.