Author Notes
This is my favorite way to roast either chicken or turkey. It's incredibly flavorful, crispy and juicy. —sisaaacs1
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Ingredients
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one whole organic chicken
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1/4 cup
truffle butter, room temperature
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1
lemon
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1 bunch
fresh thyme
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2 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
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salt
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pepper
Directions
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Wash and dry inside and outside of chicken.
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
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Gently slide index finger under skin of each side of breast and thighs, slowly detaching skin from meat.
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Carefully slide the truffle butter in between the skin and meat of the chicken in all 4 places.
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Cut the lemon in half and put both halves inside the cavity of the bird. Put the thyme inside the cavity with the lemon.
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Rub skin with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
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Place chicken in roasting pan and roast until skin is golden and crispy and temperature of chicken is 170 degrees.
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