whole roasted chicken with compound butter

Name: Whole Roasted chicken with Compound Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - whole chicken; - compound butter ingredients:; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh rosemary,chopped; 4 tablespoon(s) butter, softened; 1/4 teaspoon(s) each salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper; 1/2 teaspoon(s) onion powder; 1 tablespoon(s) finely minced garlic( i use from a jar all ready minced); 1 teaspoon(s) dried parsley; - stuffing ingredients for chicken:; 1 bunch(es) small bunch of fresh herbs of your liking, i used oregano and rosemary; 1 medium citrus fruit of your liking, i used a lime today; 2 clove(s) garlic, you can just peel them and insert them in.; 1 medium onion, peeled and halved

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Jane Whittaker

Massena (now in FL), NY

Updated on Oct 14, 2011

The compound butter can have anything you like, fresh herbs are kinder and more forgiving than dried ones. The citrus to stuff the chicken in can be lemons, oranges, or even limes whatever you like.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

yield 6 to 8

Ingredients

1 - whole chicken
- compound butter ingredients:
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary,chopped
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon each salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon finely minced garlic( i use from a jar all ready minced)
1 teaspoon dried parsley
- stuffing ingredients for chicken:
1 bunch small bunch of fresh herbs of your liking, i used oregano and rosemary
1 medium citrus fruit of your liking, i used a lime today
2 cloves garlic, you can just peel them and insert them in.
1 medium onion, peeled and halved

How To Make whole roasted chicken with compound butter

Step 1

Rinse chicken and remove giblets. At this point I put the giblets in a small sauce pot, add water, and use the giblets and juice for dressing.

Step 2

In the cavity of the chicken stuff the stuffing ingredients.
Step 3

Make the compound butter by combining all compound butter ingredients.
Step 4

Run your hand under the skin of the chicken all over the breast portion to loosen it enough to get the butter under it. I use gloves for this part.
Step 5

Divide the compound butter up in portions that you like, I usually use a fourth. Insert the butter with your hand, then smash the skin a little to spread the butter out.
Step 6

Bake the chicken in a pre heated 350° until it tests done, and is golden and crispy. this cooked for 1 hour 45 minutes and was pefect.
Step 7

let chicken sit for 10 minutes before carving to give juices a chance to redistribute.
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