recipes

Whole Roasted Chicken

Courtesy of @cookingwithshereen on tiktok

Ingredients

• Whole Chicken
• FRESH bundle of thyme or poultry herbs (yes this is a thing - you can find it in the produce sectiom)
• Whole bulb of garlic
• Medium Yellow or White Onion
• 1 Lemon
• Canola or Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• Butcher’s twine

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400F
2. Quarter lemon and nion, slice entire bulb of garlic in half (horizontally)
3. Stuff cavity of bird with the thyme first, this is important so the herbs will not burn, then add quartered onion, garlic, and lemon
4. In a roasting pan tie the legs with butchers twine and tuck wings for even cooking
5. Lightly cover the chicken with cooking oil of choice and a generous amount of salt and pepper, also important - no other seasonings as they will burn. Do not worry about flavor, it will come from the items you stuffed in the cavity.
6. Cook for 1hr 15mins or until internal temp of bird reaches 165F
7. Pro-tip, spoon pan drippings over meat prior to serving