Serve with steamed vegetables and hot cooked rice that has been tossed with lemon zest and chopped fresh herbs.
How to Make It
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°.
Step 2
Remove and discard giblets 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, gently pushing between skin and meat.
Step 3
Place fresh rosemary, thyme, or sage sprigs under loosened skin over breast. Combine chopped rosemary and remaining 5 ingredients; brush over chicken and in cavity of chicken.
Step 4
Place chicken on a rack in roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 1 hour or until thermometer registers 180°. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
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