Weekly Recipes Straight To Your Email, Subscribe!

Butterflied Roast Chicken

4
(5)
  • 4 Serves
  • 10 minutes
  • 40 minutes

A butterflied chicken means a quicker and more even cook to the traditional roast chicken. Add that with pantry herbs – you’ve got yourself a quick, delicious, budget friendly weeknight meal.

image_pdf

Ingredients

4 Serves*
1 chicken, butterflied
2  tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp ground sage
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
3 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon, zested and sliced into 4
4 garlic cloves
2 tbsp white wine or stock
*Serving size calculator is approximate, feel free to adjust by adding a pinch here and there as needed

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200C
  2. Combine the dried rosemary, thyme, sage, peppercorns, olive oil.
  3. Season chicken generously with salt, then rub lemon zest and the dried herb mix. In a baking tray or an ovenproof pan place the garlic cloves, lemon quarters on the base of the tray and lay the chicken skin side up on top.
  4. Roast in the oven for 35- 40 minutes or until the skin is golden brown and the chicken is cooked.
  5. Remove the chicken from the tray and set aside to rest in a warm place.
  6. Place roasting tin on the stove top on low heat and deglaze with white wine and 3 tablespoons of water. Stir the base with a spoon to loosen any sticky bits and bring the gravy to a boil to reduce.

Easy Swap

Get creative and use any mix of herbs that you have in your pantry. Oregano, parsley and bay also make a great combination.

Community Creations

Have you cooked this recipe? We’d love to see! Submit your picture so we can share it with our community of food lovers.

Did you enjoy this recipe?

Click on a star to rate it!

Average rating 4 / 5. Vote count: 5

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this recipe.

Leave a Review

Love these healthy recipe ideas?

Join today for exclusive healthy recipes and tips that matter to locals like you.

Fresh recipe ideas straight to your inbox.

Subscribe for free delicious weekly recipes, plus the latest offers, competitions and more!