Herb Roasted Chicken

Ready in : 240 mins

If you have around 4 hours to spend in the kitchen, Herb Roasted Chicken might be an amazing gluten free and fodmap friendly recipe to try. For $1.23 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 21g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 425 calories. If you have basil, brown sugar, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a main course. This recipe from Foodista has 32 fans. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 39%. This score is not so awesome. Herb Roasted Chicken, Herb Roasted Whole Chicken, and Herb Roasted Chicken are very similar to this recipe.

Diets

GLUTEN FREE

FODMAP FRIENDLY

Ingredients

bay leaves

2

brown sugar

0.33333334 cup

butter

1 stick

basil

0.5 teaspoon

rosemary

1 tablespoon

thyme

1 tablespoon

fennel seeds

1 tablespoon

ice water

6 cups

kosher salt

6 servings

coarse pepper

1 tablespoon

water

4 cups

chicken

3 lb

Cooking in Steps

1
For the brine, combine the water, salt, sugar, half of the dried herbs and bay leaves into a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar. Reduce to heat to low and simmer for 10 min so the flavors of the herbs can be drawn out.

dried herbs

bay leaves

herbs

sugar

water

salt

sauce pan
2
Pour the brine into a deep set large bowl and cool it down with your ice water. Set aside.Clean the chicken by rinsing out the cavity and outer skin and place on a clean surface. Be sure not to contaminate any vegetables or other ingredients, because no one is a fan of salmonella!

vegetable

water

whole chicken

bowl
3
Place the chicken in the brine, make sure it is completely immersed in the brine. Cover and allow to marinate for at least an hour and up to 6 hours.Preheat the oven to 375F.

whole chicken

oven
4
Remove the chicken from the brine and place on a clean surface. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel as shown. Separate the skin from the flesh, you can do this by carefully inserting your fingers underneath the skin and gently pull up to create a space or pocket. Take the butter and rub it underneath the skin and flesh this will make your chicken moist and tender while accentuating the flavor of the herbs in the meat. Coat the skin with te remaining herbs and place in a roasting pan, if more herbs are needed just add more.

whole chicken

butter

herbs

meat

dry seasoning rub

roasting pan

paper towels
5
Bake the chicken for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, basting the chicken half way through and again during the last 10 minutes. To test the doneness of your chicken, insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the breast, it should read 165F. If you do not own a thermometer, cut into the chicken and if it releases pink juices it is undercooked. Your chicken is done when the juices are a clear yellow.

whole chicken

meat

kitchen thermometer

oven
6
Transfer the chicken to a carving board and allow it to rest for 10-20 minutes. This allows the juices to settle into the meat so it does not end up running out all over the board. To serve, begin carving the legs it is easiest to cut at the joints.

whole chicken

meat
7
Remove the wings and then the legs and thighs the same way. To carve each breast, start at the breabone and cut downward and parallel to the rib cage. Then make a deep horizontal cut right above the thigh and wing joints. You can choose to serve the breasts whole or cut them into thin slices.

chicken wings