The Perfect Roast Chicken Recipe
Today it is about the classic roast chicken recipe.
As in herby golden crispy skin, covering succulent juicy eat me forever and ever chicken meat.
I am talking roast chicken that is just right for Sunday roasts, long brunches, weeknight suppers, children’s tea, chicken salads, pile ’em up high sandwiches, warming chicken soup, creamy pasta and a gazillion left over dishes.
Plus after eating all that meat I am talking a carcass that you can bung in a pot along with some veggies and herbs and simmer away to give you some classic chicken stock for even more soups, risottos, pasta and other chickeny goodness.
Enough talk – here is how to roast a chicken, perfectly.
Don't forget to tag #recipesfromapantry on Instagram or Twitter if you try The Perfect Roast Chicken Recipe! It is really, really awesome for me when you make one of my recipes and I'd love to see it. You can also share it on my Facebook page. Please pin this recipe to Pinterest too! Thank you for reading Recipes from a Pantry.
The Perfect Roast Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 75 g (2.6oz) of butter softened
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 large handful of freshly chopped herbs or 1 tbsp dried herbs
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 1 1.5 kg (3.3lb) chicken approximately
- 1 bulb of garlic cut in half and 1 lemon cut in half optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to fan assisted 190C / 210C / 410F / gas 6.
- Mix together the butter, minced garlic, herbs, salt and pepper.
- Remove the string from the chicken and smear the herby butter mix all over the chicken including inside it.
- Place the chicken in an oven tray along with the cut garlic and lemon (if using) and roast for 20 mins.
- Then turn down the oven to fan assisted 160C / 180C / 325F / gas 4.
- Baste the chicken and then roast for about 30-40 mins depending on how big the chicken is.
- If the juices run clear when the chicken thigh is pierced with a skewer then it is done.
- Switch off the oven, leave the door open and let the chicken rest in the residual heat for about 15 mins before removing to carve.
I am making this tonight- can’t wait!
Can’t beat a plain and simple roast chicken and we have one quite often as our sunday dinner, the kids always think it’s such a big treat! Always lots of garlic roasted with mine too, usually used to make a garlic flavoured gravy.
Oh yeah, the garlic version features in our house too.
Yum! The chicken looks perfect!
Perfect roast chicken….
Cannot remember the last time that I made or ate a roast chicken… think this recipe is definitely calling my name! Thanks for sharing it!
My pleasure Thalia.
This looks fab! Chicken is my favourite and I do love a roast! x
And it tastes just as fab as it looks. Honest.
Hard to beat a roast chicken, and so many meals you can make with the leftovers!
I am dreaming of a chicken sandwich with leftovers now.
Yummm. In my household we have roast chicken every Friday night as a ritual that is now cast in stone. My teenage son makes the chicken – I have to say without butter for cholesterol purposes – but your version does look wonderfully delicious. roast chicken rocks!!!
Hmmm – how do you cook yours then?
I love a good roast chicken, this looks very flavourful, great recipe. GG
Thanks GG.
Probably shouldn’t be looking at food this early in the morning. Making me hungry…. Looks delicious!
😀
Oh wow that looks so yummy! I may treat my boyfriend to a roast this weekend and try this recipe xx
Let me now how it goes Kitty and do come back and ask any questions you might have.
My mouth is watering! I shall be sharing this with my boyfriend tonight and who knows maybe this weekend I’ll show you the results!
Now I am keeping everything crossed that he takes the bait.
I have a mini rotisserie that I roast my chickens in, perfect every time x
Ooooh. Lucky you Rachel.
Oooh looks lovely! IF only I didn’t have five chickens as pets! I used to make loads of chicken dishes before I got them! 🙂 Following your blog x
Ooops. There are tons of vegetarian recipes you could check out instead.