Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
The recipe that’s got all 50 states licking their plates.
Serves 8
Prep Time 15 Minutes
Cook Time 60 Minutes
Ingredients
- Whole organic chicken about 5 lbs
- 3 sprigs of each of whole rosemary, sage, and thyme
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 3 garlic cloves peeled
- 2 tablespoons rosemary minced
- 2 tablespoons thyme minced
- 1 lemon zested and cut into quarters
- Large bottle of cheap white wine
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Prepare the Chicken:
- Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. This helps achieve a crispy skin.
- Mix the minced garlic, rosemary, thyme, lemon zest, salt and pepper together in a small bowl.
- Rub under the skin of breast, thighs and legs. Be sure to spread evenly under the skin.
- Season generously with salt and black pepper, including inside the cavity.
- Stuff whole rosemary, sage and thyme sprigs with two quarters of the lemon and three peeled garlic cloves into cavity.
Roast the Chicken:
- Place chicken in roasting pan and place in the over uncovered.
- After cooking for 30 minutes, remove chicken from oven and add white wine to pan as needed, up to one cup.
- Baste chicken every 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken when internal temperature reaches 168° F.
Serve:
- Chicken should rest at least 30 minutes before carving.
- Carve as close to serving time as possible.
