Perfect Roast Chicken

This Perfect Roast Chicken recipe has 8 ingredients and is a breeze to make. All you need is a whole chicken, garlic, onion, thyme, lemon, salt, pepper, and olive oil.

I often make this easy chicken recipe on Mondays because it’s so simple. I assemble all of the ingredients in the late morning or early afternoon, and then throw it in the oven to bake before dinner. Every time I make this healthy chicken recipe I save the carcass and make a big batch of my homemade Chicken Bone Broth recipe in a crockpot. I keep some of the bone broth in the refrigerator, and the rest in the freezer. I love using the bone broth for snacks and in other dinner recipes throughout the week.

Perfect Roast Chicken

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Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, 2-3 pounds
• celtic sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bunch fresh thyme
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 in head garlic, cuthalf crosswise
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, quartered

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425°F
• Remove chicken giblets and rinse chicken inside and out
• Pat chicken dry
• Place chicken in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish
• Liberally salt and pepper inside of chicken
• Stuff cavity with bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon and all garlic
• Brush outside of chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper
• Tie legs together with butcher’s string and tuck wings under body of chicken
• Place each onion quarter into a corner of dish
• Roast chicken for 1½ hours or until juices run clear
• Allow to cool slightly and serve

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr 50 mins

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My version of Perfect Roast Chicken is based upon one from Ina Garten. While Ina’s recipe for Perfect Roast Chicken calls for wheat flour, chicken stock, and butter, mine is a tad simpler and gluten-free as well. My boys adore this roasted chicken recipe and I think you will too!

Here are some paleo side dishes that we serve with this easy paleo chicken recipe!

• Paleo Dirty Rice
• Spaghetti Squash Noodles
• Garlic Ginger Bok Choy