Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Chicken · The Best Dry-Brined Roast Chicken
One of 43 roast chicken recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 43 for browning depth among the roast chicken recipes we compared. 4 cooks on www.simplyrecipes.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 43.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 2495 g | 1 5- to 6-pound chicken |
| 1 lemon | |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 16 g | 2 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt |
| 3 g | 1 1/4 teaspoons freshly cracked pepper |
| 3 g | 1 1/4 teaspoons dried thyme |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.simplyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Wow, this is a great starter recipe. There are only 2 of us, so I adapted it for a game hen. I also wanted to use a vertical roaster. I made the same quantity of rub as for a large chicken. I found my herb racks were out of thyme (need to run to Penzeys), so I” — a cook
“Have not tried the chicken yet, but I sure will, just wanted to tell you I have been receiving Simply Recipes for a long time, love them. And also the dry brined turkey I fixed for family at Thanksgiving was the best ever!!!! Simply Recipes is my go-to website” — a cook