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Buttered Whole Chicken

Are you looking for ahealthier roasted chicken with deliciousness… Then follow this recipe of roasted chicken that needs only minimum and pantrystaple ingredients.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 32 mins
Total Time 1 hr 47 mins
Course dinner, poultry
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 5577 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Non-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 10 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1(3-pound) whole chicken neck and giblets removed
  • as required salt and ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 400 °F.
  • Arrange an oven rack in the lower portion of oven.
  • Grease a large roasting pan withcooking spray.
  • Place the butter and garlic in a small pan over mediumheat and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from heat and let it cool for about 2minutes.
  • Season the inside and outside of chicken evenly with saltand black pepper.
  • Arrange the chicken into a prepared roasting pan, breastside up.
  • Pour the garlic butter over and inside of the chicken.
  • Bake for about 1-1½ hours, basting with the pan juicesafter every 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and place the chicken onto a cutting boardfor about 5-10 minutes before carving.
  • Cut into desired-sizedpieces and serve.

Notes

Select a fresh raw chicken with a light pink color alongside the white pieces of fat.

Nutrition

Calories: 5577kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 461gFat: 401gSaturated Fat: 125gPolyunsaturated Fat: 81gMonounsaturated Fat: 162gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 1932mgSodium: 1737mgPotassium: 4697mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 4341IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 285mgIron: 22mg
Keyword unsalted butter, whole chicken
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