How to Roast a Chicken Recipe

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How to Roast a Chicken
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (6 lb) roasting chickens (about 6 lbs)
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 2 medium onions, peeled and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices

Directions:

  1. Let the chicken and butter stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425. Remove giblets from chicken, tuck wing tips under the body, and generously season the cavity of the chicken with salt and pepper.
  2. Place the palm of your hand on top of lemon and, pressing down, roll it back and forth on a work surface several times. Pierce the entire surface of the lemon with a fork. Using the side of a large knife, gently press on the garlic cloves to open slightly. Insert lemon, garlic, and rosemary into chicken cavity.
  3. In the center of a heavy-duty roasting pan, arrange the onion slices in two rows, letting the slices and rows touch. Place the chicken on top. Tie the chicken legs together with kitchen twine.
  4. Spread the softened butter over the entire surface of the chicken and season generously with salt and pepper.
  5. Roast until skin is crisp and deep golden brown and juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Insert an instant-read thermometer into the breast, then the thigh. The chicken is ready when the breast or thigh reaches 165 degrees. Garnish with rosemary sprigs.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 199.46 Kcal (835 kJ)
Calories from fat 77.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.59g 13%
Cholesterol 275.2mg 92%
Sodium 90.65mg 4%
Potassium 369.88mg 8%
Total Carbs 8.2g 3%
Sugars 2.66g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.63g 7%
Protein 21.28g 43%
Vitamin C 27mg 45%
Vitamin A 3.4mg 115%
Iron 5.9mg 33%
Calcium 33.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 105.52 Kcal (442 kJ)
Calories from fat 40.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.54g 13%
Cholesterol 145.59mg 92%
Sodium 47.96mg 4%
Potassium 195.68mg 8%
Total Carbs 4.34g 3%
Sugars 1.41g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.86g 7%
Protein 11.26g 43%
Vitamin C 14.3mg 45%
Vitamin A 1.8mg 115%
Iron 3.1mg 33%
Calcium 17.9mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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