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Herb-roasted chicken with lemon

Herb-roasted chicken with lemon

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A roast chicken seasoned with spices, filled with thyme, rosemary, and lemon, with butter rubbed under the skin of the breasts for a tender texture.

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Austncorp, MarcGarver and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This roast chicken is easy to prepare: season the meat with spices, add herbs and lemon inside the cavity, and rub butter under the skin. A probe thermometer ensures perfect cooking.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.77 $0.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.93
  • $0.28
  • $0.28
  • $0.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the skin from the chicken and rub the meat with the seasoning. ≈ 2 min
  2. Arrange the lemon slices at the bottom of a roasting dish and place the chicken on top. ≈ 3 min
  3. Stuff the cavity with thyme, rosemary, and lemon wedges. ≈ 10 min
  4. Spread 15 grams of butter evenly under the skin of each chicken breast. ≈ 3 min
  5. Insert a thermometer probe into the cavity, without touching the butter. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C until the thickest part of the thigh reaches an internal temperature of 74 °C and the breast reaches 77 °C.
  7. Cover with aluminum foil, let it rest for 10 minutes, and serve.

The bill

Herb-roasted chicken with lemon

  • 60 ml of seasoning for roasted chicken (a blend of spices)$0.93
  • 1 large lemon, cut into thin slices$0.28
  • 1 large lemon, cut into quarters$0.28
  • 30 g of butter$0.28

Total$1.77

that's $0.44 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • Approximately 1.4 kg of chicken, without the giblets
  • 60 ml of seasoning for roasted chicken (a blend of spices)
  • 3 sprigs of rosemary
  • 8 sprigs of thyme
  • 1 large lemon, cut into thin slices
  • 1 large lemon, cut into quarters
  • 30 g of butter

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