Happy Roast Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients

1/2 c dry white wine
2 lemons, cut in half
6 large cloves garlic
1 whole 4 lb chicken
1 1/2 t cold butter
2 T dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425. Pour the wine into a 10 inch cast iron skillet; set aside.

Place the lemon halves and garlic cloves into the cavity of the chicken. Slide half of the butter underneath the skin of each breast. Rub the chicken all over with dijon mustard, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Place into cast iron skillet.

Bake the chicken in the preheated oven for 15 min, then reduce heat to 350 and continue baking until no longer pink about 1 hr more. Thermometer should read 180 in thickest part of thigh near the bone. Remove the chicken and cover with foil and allow to rest in a warm area for 15 min before serving.