Garlic-Rosemary Roasted Chicken

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8 servings (serving size: 3 ounces chicken and 1 onion quarter)
April 1997
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

When it first ran in our October 1996 issue, this dish was accompanied by five other roasted-chicken recipes, each one an herb-infused, earthy delight. Of all those recipes, this classic French version proved to be everyone's favorite. It's amazing how the simple combination of rosemary and garlic can so infuse the chicken, making it taste every bit as glorious as it smells when it's cooking in the oven.

Ingredients

  • 1 (5 to 6-pound) roasting chicken
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 8 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 medium red onions, quartered
  • 2 whole garlic heads
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 231
  • Caloriesfromfat 30%
  • Fat 7.7g
  • Satfat 1.9g
  • Monofat 3.1g
  • Polyfat 1.6g
  • Protein 26.5g
  • Carbohydrate 13.5g
  • Fiber 2.7g
  • Cholesterol 76mg
  • Iron 1.4mg
  • Sodium 78mg
  • Calcium 50mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450°.

Step 2

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken under cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers and gently pushing fingers between the skin and meat. Place rosemary and crushed garlic beneath skin of breast and drumsticks. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Place chicken, breast side up, on a broiler pan.

Step 3

Cut a thin slice from end of each onion. Remove white papery skins from garlic heads (do not peel or separate cloves). Cut tops off garlic heads, leaving root end intact.

Step 4

Insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Bake at 450° for 30 minutes. Brush onions and garlic heads with olive oil. Arrange onions and garlic heads around chicken. Reduce oven temperature to 350°; bake an additional 1 hour and 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 180°. Cover chicken loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes. Discard skin from chicken. Squeeze roasted heads of garlic to extract pulp; serve as a spread on French bread, if desired.

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Ratings & Reviews

shankoene's Review

JasonM
January 09, 2010
The meat was so juicy, tender and flavorful. I did add salt & pepper and about 1 tbsp. softened butter along with the rosemary & garlic. And I added about 3/4 c. chicken broth to the pan and basted the chicken a couple of times. My chicken was just under 5 lb. and took at least 15 minutes longer than prescribed in the recipe to get up to 180 degrees.

JasonM's Review

shankoene
May 04, 2009
This was, by far, the BEST roasted chicken I'd ever made. The cooking method made for a very moist and tender chicken. I did make three additions to the recipe, for personal taste: to the mixture rubbed under the skin, I added 1/2 tsp kosher salt, 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper, and 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil. This did not alter the nutrition facts in a very negative way, but I felt better about the recipe having added a LITTLE salt and pepper. Very easy. Very little prep, just follow the directions. The very simple flavors of garlic and rosemary really did infuse the entire chicken and no one at the table thought it was too much garlic. The leftovers were spectacular as well.