Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Chicken · Easy Whole Roasted Chicken
One of 43 roast chicken recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 43 for browning depth among the roast chicken recipes we compared. 27 cooks on www.ambitiouskitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 43.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 9% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 40% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1814 g | 1 whole chicken (about 4 pounds) |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (or sub melted butter or avocado oil) |
| 1 lemon, juiced | |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped |
| 12 g | 2 teaspoons kosher salt |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon sweet paprika |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon oregano |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon dijon mustard |
| Freshly ground black pepper | |
| 454 g | 1 pound fingerling potatoes or baby gold yukon gold potatoes, halved |
| 274 g | 4 to 5 medium to large carrots, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and cut into 3-inch segments |
| 150 g | 1 yellow onion, cut into large chunks |
| For serving: | |
| 19 g | 3 tablespoons fresh chopped dill |
| 19 g | 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley |
| Crumbled feta | |
| Lemon zest | |
| Whipped Feta Yogurt Sauce, optional | |
| Arugula, optional for extra greens! |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.ambitiouskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Ok this recipe should be brought back front and center. Just made this today, so simple and freaking delicious. Crispy, flavorful, and easy. Also the part on the video *next were going to season the S*** out of this chicken*, I laughed out loud, I did indeed d” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was my first time making roast chicken and it turned out fantastic. The recipe was easy to follow and incredibly flavorful even though I was feeling too lazy to make the feta sauce. My husband was very impressed and we love that the produce and meat for t” — a cook, 5.0★