This easy-to-make delicious roast spatchcock chicken recipe is perfectly golden brown and served with a tasty herb garlic oil.
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1whole roasting chicken
2tablespoonsfinely minced fresh parsley
2tablespoonsfinely minced fresh thyme
2tablespoonsfinely minced fresh rosemary
2tablespoonsfinely minced fresh chives
2tablespoonsfinely minced fresh oregano
4finely minced garlic cloves
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
½cupolive oil + 2 tablespoons
sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°.
Remove the backbone from the chicken using sharp kitchen shears or a sharp chef’s knife. Reserve the backbone in a storage container in the freezer for chicken stock later. Set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the herbs, garlic, lemon, olive oil, salt, and pepper until combined to make a chimichurri-style sauce and set aside.
Place the flattened chicken on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and cover it on all sides with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Drizzle on half of the lemon herb sauce.
Place it in the oven and bake it skin side up for 50 minutes.
After 25 minutes, turn the chicken pan around so that it cooks evenly on all sides.
After the 50 minutes is up, turn the heat up to 425° and cook for 15 more minutes or until the skin is golden brown and cooked throughout.
Serve the chicken with the remaining lemon herb sauce.
Notes
Make-Ahead: This recipe is meant to be eaten as soon as it is finished cooking. However, you can keep it warm in the oven at very low temperatures (165° to 200°) for up to 30 minutes before serving it.How to Store: Cover it and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. This will freeze covered for up to 3 months. Thaw it in the refrigerator for one day before reheating.How to Reheat: Place the desired amount of chicken on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Bake it at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes or until warm.With about 45 minutes left in the total cooking process, you can add vegetables around the chicken on the sheet tray you’d like to serve the chicken with.