Roast Chickens With Thyme Paste

Directions

1. 1
   In a bowl, combine the thyme- paste ingredients.
2. 2
   In a food processor, working in two batches, process to a fine paste.
3. 3
   Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
4. 4
   Loosen the skin over as much of the chicken as possible by running a spoon or your fingers under the skin covering the breasts of the chickens.
5. 5
   Stuff 1/2 of the paste under the skin and in the cavity of each chicken.
6. 6
   Season the chickens with salt and pepper.
7. 7
   Transfer the chickens to a large roasting pan fitted with a rack.
8. 8
   Roast until the juices run clear when the chickens are pierced at the thickest part of the leg, about 1 hour.