The Best Roasted Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup butter, softened
    4 cloves garlic, chopped
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
    1 lemon, zested and halved
    1 teaspoon salt, divided
    1 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
    1 whole chicken
    1 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
    Mix butter, garlic, thyme, rosemary, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a bowl.
    Loosen skin on chicken breast; rub butter mixture between skin and breast meat. Press on the skin to distribute evenly. Rub oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper all over; place lemon halves inside cavity. Set in a baking pan.
    Roast in the preheated oven, basting after 30 minutes, until chicken is no longer pink, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Let rest before carving, about 15 minutes.

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