Roasted Chicken with herbs and lemon is a family and budget-friendly meal to enjoy during weekends, easy to prepare at home, with simple ingredients and only 1 oven dish is required.
we decided to add flavor to the chicken mixing fresh herbs like parsley, basil, and coriander as well as garlic, and pink peppercorn. However, you can use the culinary herbs that you have available in your garden or your nearest market, thyme also works well with the chicken and lemon.
After you choose your herbs, you need to chop them, mix them and add cubes of cool butter. all this mix will be placed below the skin of the chicken.
The herbs mix can be placed inside the chicken as well to give extra flavor and also add half lemon if you decide to use the whole lemon, pick the lemon with a knife.
To finish mix melted butter with dijon mustard and brush it all over the chicken.
In a preheated oven at 180degC, oven option Top-bottom, fan, cook 45 min approx. cooking time will depend on the size of the chicken and the oven type (remember to flip the chicken to roast both sides).
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Roasted Chicken with herbs and lemon is a family and budget-friendly meal to enjoy during weekends, easy to prepare at home, with simple ingredients and only 1 oven dish is required.
Clean the chicken, add salt inside and outside (reserve)
Chop the leaves of parsley, basil, coriander, and garlic cloves, add salt and pepper. Reserve the steam without leaves to create a bed for the chicken.
Cut the cold butter into cubes and reserve a bit of butter around 2 Tablespoons of butter for the end.
In a bowl mix the chopped herbs, garlic, cold butter, salt, and pink peppercorn. Proceed to fill the pocket below the chicken skin with the mix of herbs. Add herbs inside the chicken as well.
According to the size of the chicken cut the lemon in half and place it inside the chicken or use the whole lemon, in this case, pick the lemon with a knife.
In a small bowl mix 2 tablespoons of melted butter with 2 tablespoons of dijon mustard, stir, and brush it all over the chicken skin.
Tie the chicken legs with kitchen string.
Cook in preheated oven at 180 deg°C (option top-bottom, fan) for 30 minutes and flip it, cook for another 15-20 minutes approx. or 200deg°C (traditional oven).
The chicken is done when you slightly cut it and the juice run clear, the meat looks white, not pink.
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