Herb Roasted Chicken

By ezunich

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 2 shallots, diced
• 3 garlic cloves. minced
• 2 tbs fresh rosemary, crushed
• 1 (3 to 3 1/2 lb) whole chicken
• 6 to 8 fresh parsley sprigs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together first 4 ingredients.

Loosen skin from chicken breasts without detaching it; carefully rub butter mixture over chicken and insert parsley. Rub butter mixture inside cavity. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken, breast side up, in a roasting pan. Cover and chill.

Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325° and bake 40 more minutes or until done.