The Pioneer Woman Roast Chicken is one of my favorite dinner recipes. It turns out so moist every time. The Pioneer Woman is my idol when it comes to cooking. I love her sense of cooking and she has a big family to cater to and so do I with my boys. Her recipe for Roast Chicken is perfect because you only need 5 ingredients! I know some people are afraid of making a Roast Chicken but her recipe makes it very simple and every time I make my chicken it comes out perfect! I love to freeze this recipe too and use it for shredded chicken recipes.
This time when making the roast chicken I used dried Rosemary instead of fresh, but it still was amazing!
I like to serve Roast Chicken with corn and fried taters and Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits.
The Pioneer Woman Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 whole Chicken Rinsed and Patted Dry
- 3/4 cups Butter Softened
- 3 whole Lemons
- 4 sprigs Rosemary I used 2 tsp Dried Rosemary
- dash Salt And Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Zest two of the lemons.
- Strip the leaves off of one of the rosemary sprigs and chop it up finely.
- In a bowl, combine softened butter, lemon zest, rosemary, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Line a baking sheet with heavy duty aluminum foil and lay the patted-dry chicken on the foil, breast side up.
- Use your fingers to smear the butter mixture all over the chicken, under the skin, and inside the cavity.
- Cut the lemons in half and squeeze the juice of one lemon all over the chicken. Place the six lemon halves (if they'll fit!) and the three remaining rosemary leaves into the cavity of the bird.
- Place the chicken into the oven and roast it for 1 hour, 30 minutes or until done.
- Skin should be deep golden brown and juices should be sizzling.
- Carve/cut up and serve.
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Meatloaf in a Muffin Tin
Crockpot Pizza Casserole
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Shelley is a boy mom, marine wife, and is blessed with an amazing family. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
Heather Pfingsten
I love, love, love her and this recipe looks amazing. We tend to feed a large number of people dinner during the week. I can't wait to try out this recipe!
Terri R.
I love the Pioneer Woman also! Watching her is so relaxing it's almost therapeutic. Recipe sounds delicious.
Stephanie
This recipe is great for a large family! It feed my 4 boys!