Roasted Chicken with Rosemary

Name: Roasted Chicken with Rosemary
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 9 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 4 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 2 tablespoons dried rosemary, crushed; 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 whole roasting chicken (5 to 6 pounds); 6 small red potatoes, halved; 6 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces; 2 medium onions, quartered

Roasting chickens this way is simple but gives you that rich roast flavor. The rosemary gives it a sweet taste and blends well with the garlic, butter and parsley. —Isabel Zienkosky, Salt Lake City, Utah

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, cubed
4 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary or 2 tablespoons dried rosemary, crushed
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 whole roasting chicken (5 to 6 pounds)
6 small red potatoes, halved
6 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 medium onions, quartered

Directions

In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in the seasonings and garlic. Place chicken breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Spoon half of the butter mixture over chicken. Place the potatoes, carrots and onions around chicken. Drizzle remaining butter mixture over vegetables.
Bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours. Baste with cooking juices; bake 30-60 minutes longer, basting occasionally, until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if chicken browns too quickly.)
Let stand 10-15 minutes, tented with foil if necessary, before carving. Serve with vegetables.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 449 calories, 28g fat (11g saturated fat), 126mg cholesterol, 479mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 33g protein.

Originally published as Roasted Chicken with Rosemary in Country Woman November/December 1994

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Christene

Jan 26, 2019

Very flavorful and moist...my family enjoyed it. I saved the chicken carcass and any tidbits of meat/ veggies to use to make a broth the next day for chicken and noodles. It was still tasty.
E-world

Oct 21, 2018

I have tried roasted Chicken recipe in my home as you given, very tasty and everyone enjoyed. thanks for sharing with us this.
s_pants

Apr 20, 2018

Good, but not overly impressed. My kids did not really like the veggies and they did not cook all the way in the allotted time.
Sara

Nov 24, 2017

For anyone who is an absolute newbie like me:-if the chicken is in the refrigerator take it out a few hours earlier or it's gonna take another extra hour to cook-turn the chicken 180? every once in a while or you'll have one side undercooked.Even with those mistakes, the chicken was the best dish this Thanksgiving, it was absolutely tasty and moist (also amazingly easy to make). A big thank you for this absolutely awesome recipe.
2124arizona

Aug 4, 2017

This is perfect for Sunday Dinner!! We love it!!
mom7164

Sep 25, 2016

I would put more stars....It was very good and so moist. I didn't even cover like the recipe said to do.
creativedolan

Aug 24, 2014

one of my husband's favorite dishes! only advice is to not go heavy on the rosemary. Can take over the whole dish. When I make this, I tend to scale back a little on the herbs.
Mrs_T

Feb 24, 2014

Just made this for the first time this past weekend. We loved it! It had a wonderful flavor and was very moist. I think it would have come out better though if I had used an actual roasting pan. I just used a 13x9 pan with a rack, and covered it with heavy-duty foil. But the veggies were on the verge of not being quite cooked, and the chicken took longer to cook than the recipe said. (I didn't check the weight on my roasting chicken; it may have been more than the 5-6 pound specification.) So next time I will use a roasting pan, and allow extra time just in case. The flavor was wonderful, as I said, and I liked the idea of a complete meal in one pan. We just added a side of stuffing and a dish of cranberry sauce.
peachynonni

Sep 22, 2013

My husband's new favorite!
VictoriaElaine

Apr 11, 2013

My chicken turned out tender & moist! I rubbed some of the butter mixture under the skin on the breast & that really gave the breast portion extra flavor. My veggies were a little overdone, so next time I will put them in after the chicken has baked an hour.