roast chicken with artichokes and gremolata butter
Print
|
Share with Friends
| 
Discuss this recipe
|
Alter this recipe
Filed Under:quick, main course, chicken, american, poultry, spring, roast,
Have a suggestion/comment about this recipe? Let the community know here:
Ingredients [?] Change Serving Size Add all ingredients to Shopping List
-
5 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
3 garlic cloves, pressed1 5-pound chicken
2 8-ounce packages frozen artichoke hearts, thawed
2 tablespoons fresh lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix butter, chopped parsley, lemon peel, and pressed garlic in small bowl to blend. Season butter mixture with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken on heavy large rimmed baking sheet; pat dry with paper towels. Gently slide hand under chicken breast skin to loosen from meat. Spread 2 tablespoons seasoned butter under skin and 1 tablespoon over chicken; sprinkle skin with salt and pepper. Transfer to oven; roast chicken 45 minutes.
- Arrange artichokes around chicken; baste with drippings. Continue roasting until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, about 25 minutes longer. Transfer artichokes to edge of platter. Tilt chicken over baking sheet, allowing juices to empty onto sheet. Place chicken on platter. Brush 1 tablespoon seasoned butter over chicken. Pour pan juices into sauceboat; mix in remaining seasoned butter and lemon juice. Serve chicken and roasted artichokes with pan juices.



