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Easy Roast Chicken

Name: Easy Roast Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Western
Ingredients: 1 Whole Chicken (3-4 lbs) (Room temperature); 2 tablespoons Olive Oil; 1 teaspoon Salt (Use flaky sea salt for best flavor); 0.5 teaspoon Black Pepper (Freshly ground); 2 cloves Garlic (Minced); 2 sprigs Fresh Thyme (Chopped); 1 sprig Fresh Rosemary (Chopped); 1 Lemon; 2 tablespoons Butter (Room temperature)

Tender and juicy roast chicken with a crispy skin, infused with the flavors of herbs and citrus. Perfect for a weeknight dinner or special occasion.

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🤖 AI-Generated Recipe 🧪 Cook at Your Own Adventure Western gluten-free dairy-free

🎯 This is AI cooking. We're here to have fun. Let's see what happens!

Our AI chef has whipped up this recipe using its digital imagination. It might be brilliant, it might be... interesting. That's the adventure! We believe cooking should be playful, experimental, and a little chaotic.

AI Confidence Level:

93% "This should work... probably!"

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Total Time 60 minutes

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Difficulty Easy

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Servings 6

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Category Main Dishes

🥘 Ingredients (AI's Shopping List)

✨ The AI has assembled this ingredient list. It's probably right... mostly!

1 Whole Chicken (3-4 lbs) (Room temperature)
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Salt (Use flaky sea salt for best flavor)
0.5 teaspoon Black Pepper (Freshly ground)
2 cloves Garlic (Minced)
2 sprigs Fresh Thyme (Chopped)
1 sprig Fresh Rosemary (Chopped)
1 Lemon
2 tablespoons Butter (Room temperature)

🔧 Equipment

Required:

12-inch roasting pan
oven thermometer
meat thermometer

⏰ Timing

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 45 min

Total Time: 60 min

👩‍🍳 Instructions (The AI's Game Plan)

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1

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Season the cavity with salt, black pepper, minced garlic, chopped thyme, and chopped rosemary.

⏱️ 5 min (ish) 🌡️ 425°F

AI Wisdom: Make sure the chicken is dry before seasoning
2

Stuff the cavity with a sprig of thyme and a sprig of rosemary. Truss the chicken with kitchen twine. Drizzle olive oil over the chicken and rub all over.

⏱️ 3 min (ish)

AI Wisdom: Don't overstuff the cavity
3

Rub the butter all over the chicken. Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken and season with salt and black pepper.

⏱️ 2 min (ish)

AI Wisdom: Use a pastry brush to spread the butter evenly
4

Place the chicken in a roasting pan, breast side up. Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

⏱️ 20 min (ish) 🌡️ 425°F

AI Wisdom: Use a meat thermometer to check for doneness
5

Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C). Continue roasting for an additional 25-30 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C).

⏱️ 25 min (ish) 🌡️ 375°F

AI Wisdom: Baste the chicken with pan juices every 10 minutes

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Created on December 21, 2025

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