Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Chicken · Herb-Roasted Whole Chicken (Crisp Skin, One
One of 43 roast chicken recipes we measured
from familystylefood.com
It ranks #41 of 43 for juiciness among the roast chicken recipes we compared. 7 cooks on familystylefood.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 43.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 1% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1588 g | 1 3-4 pound whole chicken |
| 15 g | 4 teaspoons kosher salt (I use Diamond brand or coarse sea salt) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 3 g | 1 small head garlic (sliced in half) |
| 1 small lemon or half of a large one (punctured about a dozen times with a skewer) | |
| 1 g | 1 handful mixed fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme, tarragon, or rosemary |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
Method: 5 steps, published by familystylefood.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Debbie — May 9, 2011 @ Reply We spend our winters in Arizona, not only is there an abundance of sunshine but there is also an abundance of lemons (some are the size of grapefruits)! We were ready to plant a lemon tree in our yard when we realized all our neigh” — a cook
“Smalltown Mom — May 8, 2011 @ Reply Well, I’ve cooked chicken with similar flavorings for the 30 years my husband and I have been together. Most recently last Friday. It’s always been a hit. I have not, however, done the ultra hot oven and the turning bit, so ” — a cook