Country Roast Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 ea. (3 lbs) broiler/fryer chicken, giblets removed
  • ¼ cup Country Roast Chicken Seasoning
  • 3 sprigs rosemary
  • 8 sprigs thyme
  • 1 large lemon, sliced thinly
  • 1 large lemon, cut in wedges
  • 2 tbsp butter
Country Roast Chicken

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Procedure

  1. Loosen skin from chicken. Rub flesh with chicken seasoning.
  2. Place lemon slices in the bottom of a roasting pan and place chicken on top.
  3. Stuff chicken cavity with thyme, rosemary, and lemon wedges.
  4. Place 1 tbsp butter under the skin of each breast.
  5. Insert an oven-safe probe thermometer into the breast but not touching the butter.
  6. Bake in a 325°F oven until breast internal temperature reaches 165°F and thigh meat reaches 170°F.
  7. Cover with foil and let rest 10 minutes; serve.