This is a cook once eat twice meal! You can use this juicy garlic butter roast chicken in lots of other meals too!
How To Roast Chicken
Roasting an entire chicken is a lot easier than it sounds. You can do it in your slow cooker, air fryer, and oven. I prefer using the oven because I think it comes out perfectly, every single time.
Before you roast the chicken in the oven, pat the entire chicken down with paper towels. You want the butter and spices to really soak into the meat, and any moisture that you leave on the chicken will dilute the flavors.
There are two main steps to roasting a chicken. First, roast it until the skin is cripsy and it reaches an internal temperature of 165F. Next, cover it with aluminum foil and roast it in the oven for another 15 minutes.
This allows all the flavors from the lemon and herbs to soak into the chicken.
Garlic Butter Roast Chicken
Garlic butter is a classic combination of flavors that never fails when you use it with chicken.
This recipe shows you step-by-step how to roast a whole chicken. This is such a time and money saver! Whole chickens often cost a lot less per pound. Once you cook the entire chicken, you can use the meat in a lot of other recipes, too.
What To Serve With Roast Chicken
Serve the roasted chicken with your favorite low-carb side dishes. Some keto tomato basil pinwheel rolls are savory low-carb rolls that taste delicious with chicken.
Cauliflower cranberry walnut salad is a colorful and high-fiber salad that will taste perfect with the chicken too. For even more flavor, add some keto crack slaw to the table! It’s made with bacon and green cabbage and bursts with amazing flavors.
Keto Chicken Recipe
Storing leftover roasted chicken is extremely easy. Remove as much meat as you can and put it in an airtight food storage container or resealable food storage bag. Keep it in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Don’t throw away the carcass! Boil it with some vegetables and your favorite combination of poultry seasoning and make homemade chicken stock.
Easy Chicken Dinner Idea
This roasted chicken turns out so juicy and tasty that you won’t need any gravy or sugary sauces on it. It takes about 2 hours to make, but then you can use it again in other recipes, saving you time on busy days.
Roast a whole chicken, carve it, and save as much meat as possible. Use it over again in other recipes throughout the week. Shred the chicken and use it in keto cream of chicken soup. Or make a cold keto lemon basil chicken salad for lunch.
Low-Carb Garlic Butter Roast Chicken Recipe
Here are the ingredients to make this juicy and tasty garlic butter roast chicken recipe. The exact measurements and instructions are located in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
Whole uncooked chicken
Unsalted butter
Cloves of garlic
Parsley
Rosemary
Thyme
Fresh chopped dill
Salt
Ground black pepper
Lemon
Sweet onion
Additional fresh herbs for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare your chicken by patting it dry with paper towels all over.
In a bowl, combine the butter, garlic, parsley, rosemary, thyme, dill, salt, and pepper.
Use hands or pastry brush to spread the herb butter all over the chicken skin on both sides.
Place the chicken breast-side down in a Dutch oven, cast iron skillet, or other oven-safe bakeware suitable for roasting.
Arrange the onions, lemon wedges, and extra fresh herb sprigs (optional) around the chicken.
Bake uncovered for 20 minutes per pound.
Remove chicken from oven when the skin is crispy and golden brown and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
Cover with aluminum foil for at least 15 minutes to allow the juices and flavors to meld.
Used in this recipe:
Cast iron skillet or Dutch oven (the one in the images is a Kitchenaid 6-quart cast iron casserole. See below for my notes on making this garlic butter chicken.
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Low-Carb Garlic Butter Roast Chicken
This is a cook once eat twice meal! You can use this juicy garlic butter roast chicken in lots of other meals too!
Ingredients
- 1 whole Chicken
- 1 stick Butter unsalted, softened
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tbsp Fresh Chopped Parsley
- 1/2 tbsp Fresh Chopped Rosemary
- 1 tsp Fresh Chopped Thyme
- 1 tsp Fresh Chopped Dill
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 1 Lemon cut into wedges
- 1 Sweet Onion peeled, halved, quartered
- Additional Fresh Herbs for Garnish optional
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
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Prepare your chicken by patting it dry with paper towels all over.
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In a bowl, combine the butter, garlic, parsley, rosemary, thyme, dill, salt, and pepper.
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Use your hands or a pastry brush to spread the herb butter all over the chicken skin on both sides.
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Place the chicken breast-side down in a Dutch oven, cast iron skillet, or other oven-safe bakeware suitable for roasting.
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Arrange the onions, lemon wedges, and extra fresh herb sprigs (optional) all around the chicken.
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Bake uncovered for 20 minutes per pound.
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Remove the chicken from the oven when the skin is crispy and golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
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Cover with aluminum foil for at least 15 minutes to allow the juices and flavors to meld.
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Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Calories: 475 Net Carbs: 4 Net Carbs Per Serving
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
I used a 4 pound whole chicken. Typically the ones readily available in
grocery stores measure between 4-6 pounds. Be sure to cook your chicken for 20 minutes per pound.
Poultry should be cooked to 165 degrees F. If you don’t have a meat thermometer, look for the flesh to have no pink color left and for the juices to run clear when pierced or sliced with a knife. Cut into the breast to look for these signs of doneness for best results.
If you like, you can baste your chicken every 20 minutes.
You can omit the lemons if preferred. While they add a scrumptious, bright flavor to this roast chicken, you’ll still end up with super flavorful, moist, and juicy chicken.
Easy Chicken Recipes
If you enjoyed this keto garlic butter roast chicken recipe, then you should try these low-carb chicken recipes next. They are perfect for lunch or dinner.
