Easy Weeknight Garlic Butter & Herb Roast Chicken
Easy Weeknight Garlic Butter & Herb Roast Chicken is a recipe your family will love over and over! Tender, juicy chicken that is big on flavor just never gets old!!
Ingredients
- 1 4-5 lb whole chicken patted dry with paper towels
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1/3 cup fresh basil chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil + more for coating potatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 5-7 small red potatoes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- On a cutting board, combine/chop the basil and garlic together. Add them to a bowl with the butter and mix until well combined.
- With the chicken in a cast iron skillet, rub the butter and garlic mixture first under the skin of breasts and thighs and then over the skin of entire chicken.
- Wash and dry red potatoes and place around the chicken. Lightly coat with olive oil and a pinch of salt.
- In a small bowl combine 1 tablespoon olive oil and oregano, thyme, parsley, and crushed red pepper. Brush seasonings over entire chicken.
- Bake for 1 hour- 1 hour 10 minutes or until a temperature of the breasts registers 165℉.
- Let cool 20 minutes before carving.