Name: Roast Farmers Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp unsalted butter; ¼ tsp garlic; ½ tsp fresh thyme; 1 chicken; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; coarse salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 pc baguette; 2 tbsp butter; Pommes Aligot; spinach

How To Make Roast Farmers Chicken

Roasted until the skin is crisp and the insides are still lusciously juicy, this chicken recipe is a simple dish that brings so much to the dinner table.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Rest Time: 10 minutes

Total: 1 hour 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3tbspunsalted butter
¼tspgarlic,chopped
½tspfresh thyme,chopped
1chicken
1sprigfresh rosemary
coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1pcbaguette
2tbspbutter,clarified
Pommes Aligot
spinach,sauteed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, stir together butter, chopped garlic, and chopped thyme until well combined. Gently pull the skin away from the breast of the chicken; rub butter mixture over breast.
Place rosemary and thyme sprigs, crushed garlic, and baguette in the cavity of the chicken; season with salt and pepper. Using kitchen twine, truss chicken.
In a large oven-proof skillet, heat clarified butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook, turning, until browned on all sides.
Transfer skillet to oven and roast for 30 to 35 minutes, basting with pan juices, until it reaches 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.
Let chicken rest 10 minutes before serving with potatoes and spinach, if desired.