Garlic Butter Roasted Chicken--The BEST Way to Cook a Chicken | Thanksgiving Recipes

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

whole chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken parts

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are often less expensive and still flavorful.

fresh rosemary

🥗Healthier: dried rosemary

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Dried herbs are more affordable and have a longer shelf life.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth can be healthier and more flavorful.

Finely chop thyme and parsley.

Crush garlic using a garlic press.

Mix chopped herbs and crushed garlic into room temperature butter.

Add olive oil, black pepper, and a generous amount of salt to the butter mixture and mix well.

Defrost the chicken and remove giblets; rinse well inside and out, then dry with paper towels.

Add a spoonful of garlic butter mixture and half of an onion to the inside of the chicken.

Tie the legs together with kitchen twine for presentation.

Loosen the skin at the breast to create a pocket for the garlic butter.

Spread a generous amount of garlic butter under the skin of the chicken breast.

Tuck the wings back underneath the chicken to prevent burning.

Lather the chicken with the remaining garlic butter mixture.

Add chicken broth to the pan.

Baste the chicken periodically with drippings from the pan.

Loosely cover the chicken with foil to prevent burning as it cooks.

Cook until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.

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