Herbed Roast Chicken

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2008

Most herbed roast chicken has so little herb flavor it's hardly worthy of the name. We set out to roast a chicken with herbs in every bite.

SERVES 3 to 4

TIME 2 hours, plus 1 hour brining and 20 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a roast chicken recipe that gets the entire bird—not just the breast—seasoned throughout, we butterflied the chicken and made shallow cuts in the dark meat. A thick herb paste not only adhered to the now flat chicken but also penetrated...

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