Poulet Rôti

Name: Poulet Rôti
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 lbs whole chicken; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened; 1 lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil

A classic French roasted chicken with herbs, garlic, and lemon. Golden and juicy inside with crispy skin, this bistro favorite is simple elegance on a plate.

80 minEasyServes 4385 cal/serving

FrenchDinnerOvenStandard

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

4 lbs whole chicken
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1 lemon
2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 425°F. Pat 4 lbs whole chicken dry with paper towels. Rub the cavity with half the 6 minced garlic cloves and place 1 lemon inside.
2

In a small bowl, mix 2 tbsp softened unsalted butter, remaining 6 minced garlic cloves, 4 sprigs fresh thyme, 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, 1 tsp kosher salt, and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Rub this mixture all over the whole chicken, under the skin and all over the exterior.
3

Drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil. Place whole chicken breast-side up on a roasting pan.
4

Roast for 55 to 65 minutes, until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165°F. The skin should be golden and crispy.
5

Let rest for 5 minutes before carving. Serve with pan juices drizzled over top.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Keep this recipe

Prints the ingredients and method only.

The French Kitchen 30 recipes from this kitchen in one printable PDF. $5, no account.

Questions

What is Poulet Rôti?

A classic French roasted chicken with herbs, garlic, and lemon. Golden and juicy inside with crispy skin, this bistro favorite is simple elegance on a plate. This reference files it under French dinner: made in the oven, rated easy and about 80 minutes start to finish.

What oven temperature does Poulet Rôti need?

For Poulet Rôti, the oven is set to 425 F (about 220 C) in step 1. The longest stretch at that heat is 1 hour 5 minutes, in step 4. The target internal temperature is 165 F (about 75 C), given in step 4. A probe thermometer removes the guesswork.

How do I know when Poulet Rôti is done?

Go by the cues in the method rather than the clock. Step 4: cook until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165°F. A reading of 165 F on a thermometer settles it.

Why rest the meat in Poulet Rôti?

Step 5 reads: "Let rest for 5 minutes before carving." Heat drives the juices toward the center. The rest in step 5 lets them spread back out, so they stay in the meat instead of running onto the board when you cut.

How many calories are in Poulet Rôti?

One serving (the recipe makes 4) is about 385 calories, with 42 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate and 22 g fat, plus 820 mg sodium.

How do I store and reheat Poulet Rôti?

Refrigerate what is left of Poulet Rôti within two hours and eat it within three days. Reheat covered in a 300 F oven until warmed through.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,544 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.