Best of Both Worlds Roast Chicken Recipe

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Best of Both Worlds Roast Chicken
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  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  2. Remove giblet packet from cavity of chicken and pat bird thoroughly dry with paper towels. Place 1 tablespoon butter into chicken cavity, sprinkle salt and black pepper into cavity, and stuff cavity with onion, celery, and lemon pieces. Loosen skin over breast and thigh of chicken with your fingers and insert garlic slices under the skin. Place the chicken breast side up on a rack set into a roasting pan.
  3. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; add dried parsley and Italian seasoning. Pour half the butter-herb mixture over the chicken and rub the seasoned butter onto all parts of chicken. Reserve remaining butter mixture.
  4. Roast chicken in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then remove and turn chicken so breast side is down. Pour remaining half of seasoned butter over the chicken, brushing it over all parts of the bird. Return to oven and roast an additional 10 minutes.
  5. Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Roast chicken until skin is crisp and brown and the juices run clear, 1 hour and 20 more minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Let chicken rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1326.97 Kcal (5556 kJ)
Calories from fat 923.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 102.65g 158%
Cholesterol 499.74mg 167%
Sodium 379.96mg 16%
Potassium 1204.01mg 26%
Total Carbs 12.71g 4%
Sugars 4.48g 18%
Dietary Fiber 3.57g 14%
Protein 84.21g 168%
Vitamin C 38.2mg 64%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 5.1mg 28%
Calcium 128mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 201.5 Kcal (844 kJ)
Calories from fat 140.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.59g 158%
Cholesterol 75.89mg 167%
Sodium 57.7mg 16%
Potassium 182.83mg 26%
Total Carbs 1.93g 4%
Sugars 0.68g 18%
Dietary Fiber 0.54g 14%
Protein 12.79g 168%
Vitamin C 5.8mg 64%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 0.8mg 28%
Calcium 19.4mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 34.4
    Points
  • 35
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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