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 browning depth 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% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| 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 | |
| 41 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.
“In the oven now! It’s looking and smelling amazing! Going to be so delicious. I love the ease of this recipe and all the flavors going into it. Filling my home with a scent and flavor of nostalgia. Thanks for sharing. I’m excited to look at your other recipes” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was so delicious!! Roasting a whole chicken has always intimidated me but this was so easy! I put carrots and potatoes at the bottom of the pan and these turned out so so tasty. This will be my go to chicken recipe!” — a cook, 5.0★