Get ready to fall in love with this herb roasted chicken recipe! This garlic butter herb whole chicken is aromatic, bursting with flavors, tender fall off the bone, has crispy skin, and is super delicious. It’s a whole roast chicken dish that will please even the pickiest of eaters. Perfect for Sunday dinner, Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and any occasion, serve with sides like potatoes, vegetables, and gravy.
Herb Roasted Chicken Recipe
For this butter herb roasted chicken, we’re using all the best herbs and spices including parsley, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and more. The chicken bakes on top of freshly sliced onions which, by the time 50 minutes is up, become cooked and browned to perfection.
Whether you’re a drumstick lover or always reach for the thigh, this whole chicken roasted with herbs has what you’re looking for. It’s juicy, flavorful, and filling which will leave you full and satisfied.
You’ll love this herb baked whole chicken recipe because it’s totally foolproof. All you need to do is mix butter with a mouthwatering selection of herbs and spices, slather it on the chicken, not forgetting the crevices..pop it in the oven, and viola! you have a whole herb chicken to put on the dinner table.
This oven roasted herb chicken is definitely a crowd pleaser and will have everyone at your dinner table asking for seconds. Make it for holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving, or just for the sake of enjoying a family meal!
If you’ve never cooked a whole chicken before, this is the perfect recipe to start with. Coating it with butter and mouthwatering herbs and roasting it atop a layer of sliced onions will make the flavors pop.
The butter mixed with the savory herbs creates a mouthwatering mixture to coat the chicken with. As it cooks, the chicken releases even more of those flavourful juices which you’ll baste it with to prevent it from getting dry.
Serve this delicious herb roast chicken with classic side dishes such as air fryer potatoes, mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, scalloped potatoes, salad, or roast vegetables. The possibilities are endless!
You can dive into it during dinner, and then use the leftovers in countless ways. And because this recipe uses the entire chicken, you can even use the leftover bones and pieces to make homemade bone broth. No wasted chicken here!
Let me show you how to make it!
Related: Marinated roast chicken
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you will need to make this butter herb chicken:
Whole chicken
Parsley
Rosemary
Thyme
Basil
Oregano
Onion granules
Butter
Garlic
Cayenne pepper
Salt
Onion- I used brown onion. White or yellow onion works fine too.
To make the flavors really stand out, you can opt for fresh herbs. Buy parsley, rosemary, thyme, basil, and oregano by the bunch, wash them, and cut into small pieces to use in this recipe.
Alternatively, dried versions of these spices work so good. Let’s jump into how to make it!
How To Make Herb Roasted Chicken
Here are the steps to creating this herb whole chicken:
In a bowl, mix butter, parsley, oregano, rosemary, dried thyme, basil, onion granules, garlic, black pepper, and salt.
Remove giblets from the chicken and pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
Rub the softened butter and herb mixture all over the chicken, getting into all the crevices.
Slice onion into thin pieces and arrange them on a baking tray. Stuff some of the sliced onions inside the chicken.
Place the butter herb whole chicken on top of the sliced onions.
Bake it in the oven at 400F/200C for 50 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches at least 165F at the thickest part.
Baste with juice in the tray twice during baking.
Remove the chicken from the oven when it’s cooked and let it rest for 8-10 minutes before serving.
This is a great recipe to make with family from start to finish. One person can cut the onions while others mix the savory butter herb coating. By the end, everyone will be drooling over the smell of this delicious chicken!
What To Serve With
Here are some side dishes that go well with roast chicken:
Potatoes- Seasoned potato wedges, Air fryer diced potatoes, Fried potatoes, mashed potatoes with cream cheese, Boiled potatoes, butter potatoes, pesto potatoes, air fryer baby potatoes
Rice- Long grain rice, Jollof rice, yellow rice, Instant pot Spanish rice, curry rice
Pasta- spicy pasta, veggie pasta, creamy lemon pasta
Vegetables- Mediterranean roasted vegetables, air fryer vegetables, roasted carrots, pan fried carrots, boiled asparagus
Storage and Reheating
Once you’re done feasting, it’s time to store the leftovers. Good news: storing this roasted chicken is as easy as can be! You’ll just want to make sure it cools completely and you keep it in an airtight container. This could be a Tupperware or a sealed Ziploc bag.
It will be easiest if you cut the whole roasted chicken into pieces before you store it. This way, it will be easy to decide which pieces you want to reheat and eat.
You can reheat it by placing it on a baking tray in the oven at 350-400 degrees. Cover it in foil and bake it for 10-15 minutes or till warmed through. You can also put it in a deep oven-safe container with some vegetable or chicken stock to help the chicken get moist and juicy again.
If you’re short on time, microwaving the chicken will work just fine.
Tips
- Remove the giblets before roasting your chicken. What are giblets? Giblets are parts of a chicken or other poultry bird such as the liver, heart, and other organs. When you buy a whole chicken, they might come in a small bag inside of it. You can cook the giblets in a variety of ways or discard them.
- This chicken is best served fresh but can be stored and reheated using the tips shared in this post.
- Allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes once you take it out of the oven so the juice redistributes and it’s extra juicy when you cut into it.
- Don’t throw away any of the leftover bits! Keep everything from the roasted herb chicken and use it up. One of the easiest ways is by making bone broth. Simply boil the leftovers in water and additional herbs, such as rosemary, if you wish. Strain the mixture and use it in additional recipes or drink it on its own!
Should I cover chicken while roasting?
If it is browning too quickly, then cover it with foil so that the inside cooks without the skin getting burnt. Don't cover the chicken for the whole duration of the cooking or the skin won't crisp. Also, remember to baste the chicken at least twice during cooking so it remains moist.
How long to roast whole chicken?
This takes between 45- 120 minutes depending on the size of the chicken, and the temperature of the oven. Where the chicken is placed in the oven will also determine how fast it cooks. It is cooked when the inside is no longer pink, and the internal temperature at the thickest part is at least 165F. Use an instant thermometer to check for this.
More Whole Roast Chicken Recipes
How else can I cook a whole chicken? This garlic butter herb roasted whole chicken is just the beginning! Check out these other roast chicken recipes:
Boiled whole chicken (recipe chickenvibes.com)
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Recipe
Herb Roasted Chicken Recipe
Equipment
- Baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 kg (4lb) Whole chicken
- 4 tablespoons Butter softened
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Parsley chopped (sub for 1 teaspoon dried)
- 1 teaspoon Rosemary
- 1 teaspoon Dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon Oregano
- ½ teaspoon Tarragon optional
- ¼ teaspoon Basil
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon Onion granules
- ½ teaspoon Cayenne pepper or black pepper or to taste
- Salt to taste
- 1 Large Onion
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix butter, parsley, oregano, rosemary, dried thyme, basil, onion granules, garlic, cayenne pepper, and salt.
- Remove giblets from the chicken and pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
- Rub the softened butter and herb mixture all over the chicken, getting into all the crevices and under the skin.
- Slice onion into thin pieces and arrange them on a baking tray. Stuff some of the sliced onions inside the chicken.
- Place the butter herb whole chicken on top of the sliced onions.
- Bake it in the oven at 400F/200C for 90 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches at least 165F at the thickest part.Baste with juice in the tray at intervals- at least twice during baking.If chicken is browning too quickly, cover with foil for some time.
- Remove the chicken from the oven when it’s cooked and let it rest for 8-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Remove the giblets before roasting your chicken. What are giblets? Giblets are parts of a chicken or other poultry bird such as the liver, heart, and other organs. When you buy a whole chicken, they might come in a small bag inside of it. You can cook the giblets in a variety of ways or discard them.
- This chicken is best served fresh, but can be stored and reheated using the tips shared in this post.
- Allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes once you take it out of the oven so the juice redistributes and it’s extra juicy when you cut into it.
- Don’t throw away any of the leftover bits! Keep everything from the roasted herb chicken and use it up. One of the easiest ways is by making bone broth. Simply boil the leftovers in water and additional herbs, such as rosemary, if you wish. Strain the mixture and use it in additional recipes or drink it on its own!
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