Packed with flavour with crispy skin and moist meat, this Garlic Butter Roasted Whole Chicken comes out perfectly every time! Make this juicy roast chicken for your next family get together and get praised for being the best hostess!
First, remove the chicken from the fridge and leave it out for about 30 minutes before cooking. Adjust the oven rack to the middle position, and preheat oven to 450°F.
In a small bowl, add melted butter, salt, black pepper, lemon juice, garlic, thyme, parsley and rosemary. Mix all together.
Place chicken in a roasting pan and use a spoon to loosen skin from chicken.
Put the chicken upright and drizzle half of the butter mixture under skin and then place the chicken horizontally and drizzle the remaining butter mixture all over the surface of the chicken.
Stuff used lemon wedges and rosemary inside chicken.
Tie drumstick ends with string. Sprinkle some more salt and pepper over the chicken.
Place carrot, garlic and celery in the roasting pan.
Place chicken on top. Pour wine around the pan. Place it in the oven and roast for 15 minutes.
Then, reduce the oven temperature to 350F. Roast chicken for more 1h and 10 minutes. When the chicken is done the internal temperature should be 165F.