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Ina Garten&#x27;s Roast Chicken is a perfect recipe for whole, oven roasted chicken and vegetables with plenty of gravy to go around! Your family will love this dinner!

Ina Garten's Roast Chicken

chicken

Salt/Pepper

thyme (plus 20 sprigs)

garlic (cut in half crosswise)

lemon (halved)

butter

onion

carrots

fennel

Olive oil

Chicken Broth

Tablespoons Butter

Tablespoons Flour

Unwrap the chicken and remove the giblets and/or the neck (if included). Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.

If possible, let the chicken sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to allow for more even cooking.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Seasoning the entire chicken generously with salt and pepper.

Stuff the chicken with the thyme, garlic, and lemon.

Brush the outside of the chicken with the 2 TBS melted butter and season again with salt/pepper.

Use kitchen twine to tie the legs together. Tuck the wings underneath the body of the chicken.

Place the sliced onions, carrots, and fennel bulb on the bottom of a roasting pan.

Sprinkle the vegetables with salt, pepper, 20 sprigs of thyme, and drizzle generously with olive oil. Use your hands to toss to evenly coat the vegetables.

Place the chicken on top of the vegetables. This prevents the chicken from sitting in its own juice while it cooks and elevates the chicken for even cooking.

Roast (uncovered), for 1 ½ hours. Halfway through, use a spoon to drizzle the chicken with some drippings from the bottom of the pan. Rotate the pan 180 degrees and place it back in the oven.

The chicken is done when the juices run clear and the internal temperature reads 165 degrees. (Place a meat thermometer into the thigh to check the temperature.)

Let the chicken rest, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes to allow the juices to reabsorb before you cut into it!

Slice the chicken on a platter and serve with the roasted vegetables.

Roasting the Chicken

Pour the chicken drippings into a large measuring cup.

Top it off with chicken broth to make 2 cups.

Melt 3 Tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

Add 3 Tablespoons flour. Whisk for 1 minute.

Add half of the gravy juice/broth. Whisk until there are no lumps.

Add remaining liquid. Whisk for 2 minutes. The gravy will continue to thicken more and more.

Season with salt/pepper if desired. Done!

Note: If your chicken needs a touch more color, increase the heat to 500° and use foil to cover up any parts that are already sufficiently browned. Roast for an additional 5 minutes or so. Keep a close eye on it.

Making the Gravy

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Ina Garten's Roast Chicken is a perfect recipe for whole, oven roasted chicken and vegetables with plenty of gravy to go around! Your family will love this dinner!

Easy to make with just a few simple ingredients, this whole roasted chicken is cooked with garlic and herbs for a flavorful family meal.

Roasted Chicken with Garlic &amp; Herbs

chicken (about 3 ½ pounds)

butter (melted)

salt

black pepper

thyme + 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

garlic (sliced in half horizontally)

Lemon (for serving)

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Pat the chicken dry with paper towel, remove the giblets, tuck the chicken wings underneath the breast and tie the legs together with kitchen twine.

In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, salt, pepper and thyme. Use your hands to rub the butter mixture all over the chicken, making sure to get underneath the skin as well.

Stuff the garlic, onion and thyme sprigs inside the chicken cavity.

Place the chicken on a large baking dish and roast in the oven breast side up until the skin is golden brown and a thermometer inserted in the chicken reads 165°F, about 60-75 minutes.

Spoon the juices from the bottom of the baking dish over the chicken and allow the chicken to rest for 15 minutes before carving.

Thank you so much for the recipe, the chicken turned out so delicious, that I didn’t even have time to take a picture! My kids finished in 30 min, and there was plenty for the second round ;) I am making a chicken noodle soup tomorrow with the leftovers ;)

I was looking for a juicy roasted chicken recipe with garlic and herbs and this popped up. Absolutely delicious, and oh so juicy!

Your recipes are top of the world and so appetizing.thank you

Beautiful Recipe well researched and experimented before sharing 

Well done..... Roast chicken will come out perfect each time and great tasting too (apart from looking great too)

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