Dinner
Honey Garlic Roast Chicken
A whole chicken roasted until the skin is lacquered and crispy, basted with a honey-butter glaze that makes the whole house smell incredible.
110 min
4 servings
medium
Ingredients
- •1.8 kg whole chicken
- •4 tbsp butter, softened
- •6 cloves garlic
- •5 sprigs fresh thyme
- •2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- •2 tbsp honey
- •1 lemon, halved
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 425°F. Pat chicken completely dry.
- 2Mash butter with minced garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper. Rub under and over the skin.
- 3Stuff cavity with lemon, rosemary, and crushed garlic.
- 4Roast 45 min, then brush with honey mixed with olive oil. Roast another 30–40 min.
- 5Rest 15 min before carving. Use pan juices as a natural sauce.