Shelly's Recipe

CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY-GARLIC BUTTER

Category: Chicken

1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary
4 tsp chopped fresh garlic
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 (5- to 6-lbs) whole roasting chicken

Preheat oven to 350. In a small mixing bowl, combine butter, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper.

Rub butter mixture under skin and on outside of chicken. Truss chicken with butchers twine. Place chicken, breast-side up, on a rack in roasting pan. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 1 hour.

Remove foil and continue baking, basting occasionally, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until meat thermometer inserted in thigh reaches 180 degrees. Remove pan from oven and let rest for 10 minutes. To serve, slice chicken and pour pan juices on top. Serves 6-8