Lemon Thyme Roast Chicken
 
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Inspired by Ina Garten
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Chicken
Serves: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
  • 4-6 pound roaster
  • 1 t. Kosher salt
  • 1 t. freshly ground black pepper
  • lemon, quartered
  • garlic head, halved
  • 4 T. butter, melted
  • Salt
  • pepper
  • 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally
  • onion, halved pole-to-pole and sliced into ¼" slices
  • small yellow or red potatoes
  • 1 lemon, halved, quartered, sliced
  • thyme sprigs
  • 2 T. capers
  • 1 c. chardonnay
  • 8 oz. Baby Bella Mushrooms, optional
Instructions
  1. Wash, rinse out and pat dry the roaster.Place on rack in pan.
  2. Sprinkle salt and pepper inside the cavity. Place quartered lemon, halved garlic head and thyme sprigs inside also and then tie legs together with twine.
  3. Brush melted butter on the outside of the chicken. Drizzle any remaining butter over the chicken and allow it to flow into the pan.
  4. Grind fresh pepper over the top of the chicken along with some additional salt.
  5. Place carrots, onions, potatoes and lelmon slices evenly around the chicken in the pan.
  6. Place a few thyme springs on top of the vegetables along with the capers.
  7. Place roasting pan on middle rack in a preheated 425 degree oven.
  8. Internal temperature should be 165-170 degrees when done. Time will vary according to the weight of the bird. Start checking at 1 hour 15 minutes and cook longer until required safe temperature is reached.
  9. Lift chicken and drain its savory internal juices over pan vegetables.Remove to cutting board and tent with foil for about 20 minutes.
  10. Gently remove the rack and allow vegetables to fall into the pan.
  11. Pour wine into roasting pan, focusing on where the browned bits are hiding, to help deglaze the pan. Slowly stir the bottom to loosen those flavorful remnants.
  12. Return pan to oven while chicken is resting, no more than 15-20 more minutes.Toss in juices before removing to serving dish.
  13. Slice chicken and place on a platter with vegetables then serve.
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/lemon-thyme-roast-chicken/