Name: Mustard and Rosemary Roasted Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 5 pounds chicken (whole); 2 tablespoons olive oil ((or oil of choice like butter, coconut oil)); 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1.5 tablespoons fresh rosemary ((minced, or 1 tablespoon dried))

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I love making this Mustard and Rosemary Roasted Chicken. What do I love most about it? It’s easy, takes very little active time to prepare, makes several meal’s worth (I always cook two at a time), the cooked meat freezes really well for future meals, it’s a fairly cheap and often on sale (even free-range and pastured chickens can be found relatively inexpensively), plus, you get to save the bones for bone broth, and it’s delicious! Is it okay to have seven favorite things? Try serving this chicken with Cauliflower Mash; Lemon, Parsley, Cauliflower Rice; The Best Creamy Coleslaw; and/or Apricot and Arugula Salad.

Mustard and Rosemary Roasted Chicken

Nutrivore Score: 150

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 30

Resting Time 15

Total Time 2

Servings

Calories 598kcal

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Ingredients

5 pounds chicken whole
2 tablespoons olive oil (or oil of choice like butter, coconut oil)
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1.5 tablespoons fresh rosemary (minced, or 1 tablespoon dried)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Remove chickens from packaging, pat dry with paper towels, remove any giblets (save these for making bone broth!) and place on your roasting pan, using the rack insert that comes with the pan.
Melt lard or coconut oil and mix with Dijon and rosemary. Baste the entire surface of both chickens with the mustard sauce (I just use my hands).
Roast chickens for 20 minutes per pound (or until a meat thermometer reads at least 165F). Most likely, 1.5 hours for a 5 pound chicken, and up to 1.75 hours.
Rest the chicken at least 15 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute before slicing. Otherwise, all the juice ends up on the cutting board.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Mustard and Rosemary Roasted Chicken

Amount per Serving

Calories

598

% Daily Value*

Fat

Saturated Fat

Trans Fat

0.3

Polyunsaturated Fat

Monounsaturated Fat

Cholesterol

197

Sodium

242

Potassium

497

Carbohydrates

0.4

Fiber

0.3

Sugar

0.1

Protein

Vitamin A

378

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.