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Roasted Chicken

Roasted Chicken

Roasted Chicken — a Filipino chicken dish with local spices and herbs. A comforting meal passed down through generations.

Prep: 10 min Cook: 60 min

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken
  • 4 tbsp butter (melted)
  • 1 piece lemon (grate the skin for zest and quarter remains)
  • 1.5 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 medium-sized onion (diced)
  • 2 celery stalks (chopped)
  • 1.5 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit

  2. Mix together salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder then mix.

  3. Rub the mixture around the chicken.

  4. Combine melted butter, dried thyme, and lemon zest and mix well.

  5. Loosen the skin of the chicken and spread the lemon zest-butter-thyme mixture in between the skin and flesh.

  6. Stuff the quartered lemon, celery stalks, and onion in the chicken and secure by tying the legs together using a kitchen thread.

  7. Bake / Roast for 60 to 65 minutes.

  8. Turn the oven off and take the chicken out.

  9. Take off the thread and place in serving plate.

  10. Serve hot.