Chicken with Rosemary-Garlic Butter
Recipe from Taste of the South


Chicken with Rosemary-Garlic Butter

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Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
Related Categories: Baked and Roasted Chicken, Dinner, Garlic, More Christmas Dinner Ideas, Mother's Day, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, Whole Roasted Chicken
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  cup
    butter, softened
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  • 1/4  cup
    chopped fresh rosemary
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  • 4  teaspoons
    chopped fresh garlic
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  • 2  teaspoons
    salt
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    ground black pepper
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  • 1 
    (5- to 6-pound) whole roasting chicken
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.
In a small mixing bowl, combine butter, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper.
3.
Rub butter mixture under skin and on outside of chicken. Truss chicken with butcher's twine. Place chicken, breast-side up, on a rack in roasting pan. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 1 hour.
4.
Remove foil and continue baking, basting occasionally, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until meat thermometer inserted in thigh reaches 180 degrees. Remove pan from oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
5.
To serve, slice chicken and pour pan juices on top

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