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Lemon-Herb Butter Roast Chicken

A whole chicken rubbed under and over the skin with a processor paste of parsley, sage, rosemary, scallion, garlic, lemon zest and butter, roasted on a preheated baking steel so the legs cook as fast as the breast.

  • YieldServes 3 or 4
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total1 h 50 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 8 gflat-leaf parsley leaves (about ¼ cup)
  • 6 leavesfresh sage
  • 1 tbspfresh rosemary leaves
  • 1scallion, roughly chopped
  • 1 clovegarlic, finely grated
  • 2 tspkosher salt
  • 1 tspblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 tbsplemon zest, finely grated, from 1 lemon
  • 30 gunsalted butter, softened
  • 1whole chicken, 1.6–1.8 kg

Diet

  • Keto
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Spring
  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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