Simple Roast Chicken Recipe
- Cook Time: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- The perfect roast chicken.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 1/2 tbsp Emeril’s® Chicken Rub
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 4-4 1/2 lb. whole chicken
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into 2-in. pieces
- 1 onion, quartered
- 1 stalk celery, cut into 2-in. pieces
- 1/2 lemon, cut in half
- salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl combine the butter, Chicken Rub, lemon zest and thyme.
- Spread most of the mixture evenly over the chicken on all sides, then spread the remaining rub under the chicken skin over each side of the breast.
- Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the carrot, onion, celery and lemon.
- Season the chicken lightly on all sides with salt and pepper, then transfer to a roasting pan or aluminum-foil-lined pan; cook until golden brown and a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 degrees, about 1 ½ hours.
- Set aside to rest for at least 10 minutes before carving.
