French-Herbed Spatchcock Roasted Chicken Recipe with classic French Herbs. The whole chicken cooks in about 45 minutes with crispy chicken and pan juices.
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Keyword Chicken, French Herbed, Quick and Easy, Spatchcock, Spatchcock Roasted, Sunday Dinner, Tarragon
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 1hour
Resting Time 15minutes
Total Time 1hour10minutes
Servings 5people
Calories 693kcal
Ingredients
1tsptarragon
1tspchervil
1tbspGarlicky Onionsee recipe on my blog
2tsppink salt
1tspblack pepper
3/4cupchicken broth
1/4 cupchopped celery
1/2cupchopped onion
4cupsbaby carrots
3lbwhole raw chicken
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F. Spatchcock the chicken. This means to cut out the backbone. With a sharp pair of scissors cut down one side of the backbone. Push down on the breastbone until it lays more falt. Next, gently remove the skin from the remaining side of the backbone. Using the scissors again cut down the other side of the backbone.
Using your finger carefully pull the skin away from the chicken breast and leg without tearing so that you can place some of the herbs under the skin. Combine together tarragon, chervil, Garlicky Onion Seasoning, salt, and pepper.
Once combined rub a small amount on the back of the chicken then flip over and place most of it under the skin of the chicken. In an oven proof pan heat up a tablespoon of avocado oil until hot. Add the onions, celery, carrots and salt and pepper the vegetables.
Cooks Note: Consequently if you make homemade chicken broth then place the backbone inside a plastic bag and store in the freezer until you have a couple of pounds of chicken bones to make chicken stock with.
Add Chicken broth and place chicken on the bed of vegetables and place in oven in an oven proof pan with a sheet of tinfoil lightly laid over the top. After 25 minutes remove tinfoil and continue to bake for 20 to 35 minutes. If necessary cook an additional 10 -15 minutes. Open oven and spread the coconut oil all over the skin of the chicken and turn the oven on to broil for 2 – 4 minutes until the skin crisps up. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 to 20 minutes then cut up and serve.
Cooks Note: I pulled to small pieces of fat from the neck of the chicken and added them in with the vegetables. Notably, the fat will bring more flavor to the dish.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
Servings5.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories693
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 47g
72%
Saturated Fat 15g
73%
Monounsaturated Fat 22g
Polyunsaturated Fat 9g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol158mg
53%
Sodium1242mg
52%
Potassium791mg
23%
Total Carbohydrate18g
6%
Dietary Fiber4g
17%
Sugars6g
Protein50g
101%
Vitamin A
353%
Vitamin C
23%
Calcium
36%
Iron
38%
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.