Roast Chicken

Part 1 of a series on chicken.

1 whole chicken (I had a whopper- 8lbs!)
2 Tbs butter
2 tsp rosemary
zest of 1 lemon
1 small onion
1 carrot

Summary of the directions - see "Thanksgiving"

1. Preheat the oven to 375F
2. rinse the chicken and pull out the giblets. Cut out the backbone and butterfly it.
3. rough chop the onion and carrot and place on a heavy baking sheet - place the butterflied chicken on top.
4. combine the lemon zest, rosemary, and softened butter and mix well. Dry the chicken with paper towels and spread the butter mixture over the chicken and under the skin.
5. Bake until the breast is 160 and thighs are 175. If you (theoretically) accidently melted your thermometer by leaving it in the oven last week stick a fork in the chicken to check for done-ness. It should take around 12-15min/lb