Ingredients
- 1 whole organic chicken
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon ghee or butter
- 1 teaspoon Himalayan salt
- 2 tablespoons:each of fresh rosemary, thyme, basil, reserve a few herbs for cavity
- 1/2 med onion, quartered
- 1/2 lemon zested and juiced
Make it step by step
- Wash and pat chicken dry set aside.
- In a mortar and pestle add herbs and pestle till a herb paste is made.
- Mince garlic and salt to make into a paste.
- Mix ghee or butter with garlic, add herbs, lemon juice and zest.
- Rub garlic herb paste on chicken and under chicken skin.
- Put quartered ½ med onion in chicken cavity with, ½ reserved lemon and herb sprigs.
- Place chicken breast side up in a roasting pan put in oven for 45 minutes at 425 then turn down to 350 for 35 minutes.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Shoshanna Levy, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Cook times in the method are source guidance, not a record of testing in our kitchen. Check food temperatures and ingredient labels when cooking.