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Step 1
Preheat your oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Melt the butter into a bowl and add the minced garlic, chopped rosemary, the zest of the two lemons, and enough salt and black pepper for your preference. Set aside.
Step 3
Scatter the onions over the bottom of your Dutch oven and layer potatoes on top, leaving a small hollow to make a little space between the bottom of the chicken.
Step 4
Pat the chicken dry and remove any giblets from the cavity. Season the cavity with salt and pepper.
Step 5
Cut the lemons in two and squeeze the juice out of them. Set aside.
Step 6
Grab your butter/garlic/herb mix and rub it generously over the entire chicken with your hands, including under the breast skin.
Step 7
Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the juiced lemon halves, the remaining garlic cloves, and rosemary.
Step 8
Carefully place the chicken on top of your onions and potatoes, tying the legs together with kitchen twine (optional). Pour the lemon juice over the chicken.
Step 9
Cover the Dutch oven and roast the chicken for around 1 hour, followed by 30 min uncovered to crisp. Basting is optional but not really necessary.
Step 10
Allow the chicken to rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.