Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Chicken · The Best Roasted Chicken
One of 43 roast chicken recipes we measured
from www.allthehealthythings.com
It ranks #1 of 43 for juiciness among the roast chicken recipes we compared. 42 cooks on www.allthehealthythings.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 | 7% | 3% |
| aromatics | 6% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 7% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 61 g | 1 large carrot, halved lengthwise and cut into thirds |
| 40 g | 1 stalk celery, cut into large thirds |
| 1361 g | 1 – 2-4 pound whole chicken, giblets removed and patted dry |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic, finely minced |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme |
| 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest | |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons olive oil |
| salt | |
| freshly cracked black pepper | |
| 3 g | 1 head garlic, top sliced off |
| 75 g | 1/2 yellow onion, cut into 2 large pieces |
| 1 lemon, cut in half | |
| 5 g | 4-6 sprigs fresh thyme |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.allthehealthythings.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Thank you for this delicious roasted chicken recipe. You had me at the lemon-butter-garlic & thyme! I had a plump, 2.5lb bird that took about 1-1/2 hrs to reach finished temp. I appreciated the idea of placing vegetables under the bird. I did struggle with usi” — a cook
“I’ve deleted all other whole chicken recipes because this one is IT! I made a few substitutes based upon what I had on hand (3 medium sized Yukon gold potatoes & sweet yellow onions versus carrots & celery). Due to the layering of the potatoes & onions I did a” — a cook