Easy Christmas Roasted Chicken is a very easy and very popular chicken recipe prepared for Christmas. This recipe for whole chicken roast for dinner is very easy to prepare with simple ingredients in it. This is a very common dish presented on the table at Easter, Christmas, and other occasions. Check how to roast chicken in the oven for Christmas dinner at home.
For the past two years, I have been regularly preparing the whole chicken roast in the oven for family Christmas dinner at home. It’s also my favorite dish. My family also loves to eat this crispy chicken.
This Christmas whole roasted chicken looks very roasted and crispy from the outside but is actually very juicy and tasty from inside. It is a really mouth-watering and delicious chicken dish.
It is very easy to prepare, you only have to apply the chicken roast mixture ingredients (as mentioned in the recipe below) to the whole chicken and then roasted it in the oven.
This same Christmas chicken roast recipe can be prepared using a turkey. It’s really worth trying, don’t miss it.
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How Long Does it Take To Roast The Whole Chicken
I always roast chicken at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for the first 15 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 350 degree Fahrenheit, and continue the roasting for another 20 minutes depending on the weight of the chicken. The basic rule is, for every 1 pound (450 grams approx) it should be roasted for 20 minutes.
Check here for on how to reheat the roasted chicken
How to Make Whole Christmas Roast Chicken in Oven
- To prepare Whole Chicken Roast for dinner, first preheat the oven for 450 degrees F / 220 degrees C. Place the foil on the baking tray or nicely grease the roast pan, whichever you are using.
- Clean the chicken, first remove the chicken giblets and clean the chicken from inside and outside. Remove any chicken fat that is seen and feathers on it. And remove the neck, keep the skin intact.
- Rinse and pat dry the chicken with dry paper towel. Loosen the chicken skin. Apply the salt and pepper outside the chicken and inside.
- Make the chicken roast mixture, by mixing unsalted melted butter, minced garlic, chopped rosemary / thyme, chopped parsley, salt , black pepper and half of the lemon juice very well.
- Apply most of above mixture inside the skin and remaining little mixture on the skin. Then squeeze the juice of the remaining 2 lemon wedges all over.
- Stuff the chicken with the used lemon wedges, cut garlic pod and the sprigs of rosemary / thyme. Tie the chicken legs together using the kitchen string. Fold the front wings and skin at the neck towards the back.
- Place the chicken on roasting pan / baking tray with breast side facing upwards. Pour the wine all over, apply the olive oil. Roast for 15 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F / 180 degrees C and roast for another 1 hour 15 minutes, until the juices run clear when chicken thigh is pierced with a skewer. Baste two times once after 30 minutes and then after 1 hour, put the juices in the pan over the skin.
- If you have the meat thermometer, check if the internal temperature is 165 degrees F / 75 degrees C, in the thickest part of the thigh. Further Brush it with a little more olive oil and Baste for another 2 – 3 minutes till it becomes golden brown and crispy.
- Remove the chicken from the oven. Cover it with the foil and keep it aside for 10 – 15 minutes before serving. Serve the whole roast chicken for Dinner, drizzled with juices and the lemon cut to slices.
What to Serve With Christmas Chicken Roast for Dinner
Christmas Chicken Roasted can be served with roasted carrots, garlic, grilled corn or spinach salad along with other Easter & Christmas dishes.
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Easy Whole Christmas Chicken Roast Recipe, How to Make Roast Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 Whole chicken 4 pounds / 2 kilograms
- 1 lemon halved
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 sprigs rosemary / fresh thyme
- 1 head garlic cut in half crosswise
- 1/2 cup dry white wine optional
Chicken Roast Mixture
- 100 gram / 1 stick Unsalted Butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tsp Rosemary / fresh thyme finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper powder
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Instructions
- For Whole Chicken Roast, first preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. If you are using the baking tray, place the foil on it. Alternately if you are using the roast pan, grease it and keep aside.
- Now clean the chicken, remove the neck and keep the skin intact, as it is. Also remove the chicken giblets and clean the chicken from inside and outside. Nicely rinse and pat dry the chicken with paper towels.
- Loosen the chicken skin and apply salt and pepper to the chicken from outside and inside.
- Next make the chicken roast mixture by adding all the ingredients (unsalted butter, garlic, rosemary or fresh thyme, parsley, salt and pepper) also add lime juice of one half. Mix the mixture very well.
- Squeeze the lime juice of the other half and apply it to the chicken. Add most part of the chicken roast mixture to the chicken inside the skin. And apply the remaining mixture to skin outside.
- Stuff the chicken with the used lemon wedges, cut garlic pod and the sprigs of rosemary / thyme. Tie the chicken legs together using the kitchen string. Place the chicken on the roasting pan / baking tray with breast side facing upwards and front wings folded at neck towards the back. Pour the wine all over, apply the castor oil.
- Roast for 15 minutes. Then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F / 180 degrees C and roast for another 1 hour 15 minutes, until the juices run clear. Baste two times once after 30 minutes and then after 1 hour, putting the juices all the over chicken.
- If you have the meat thermometer, check if the internal temperature is 165 degrees F / 75 degrees C, in the thickest part of the thigh. Further Brush it with a little more olive oil and Baste for another 2 - 3 minutes till it becomes golden brown and crispy.
- Remove the chicken roast from the oven. Cover it with the foil and keep it aside for 10 - 15 minutes before serving. Serve the whole roasted chicken for dinner, drizzled with juices and the lemon cut to slices.
Notes
- check the chicken's thickest part's internal temperature with the food thermometer.
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prepared this whole chicken roasted, lovely and really its worth trying for christmas
Lovely chicken roast, enjoyed it with my family.
I prepared this for Easter, our family’ s favorite. Everyone enjoyed it. Thanks
Wow, too good whole chicken roasted, I prepared it for Christmas and also New year. Thanks