Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 5 pound roasting chicken
- ¼ cup unsalted butter ((½-stick))
- 7 garlic cloves ((divided))
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary (minced)
- 1 to 2 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon thyme (fresh or 1 teaspoon dried)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (once zested reserve ½ the lemon to put inside the cavity of the chicken)
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)
- Kosher salt (to taste)
- fresh cracked black pepper (to taste)
Instruction
- Arrange a rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 375 degrees F set for convection baking if you have it (see notes). Line the bottom of a roasting pan with aluminum foil. Set aside.
