Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Chicken · Herb-Roasted Whole Chicken (Crisp Skin, One
One of 43 roast chicken recipes we measured
from familystylefood.com
It ranks #1 of 43 for browning depth among the roast chicken recipes we compared. 7 cooks on familystylefood.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 | 1% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1588 g | 1 3-4 pound whole chicken |
| 24 g | 4 teaspoons kosher salt (I use Diamond brand or coarse sea salt) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 3 g | 1 small head garlic (sliced in half) |
| 1 small lemon or half of a large one (punctured about a dozen times with a skewer) | |
| 1 g | 1 handful mixed fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme, tarragon, or rosemary |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
Method: 5 steps, published by familystylefood.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.