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Easy Spatchcock Chicken from A Duck's Oven
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Easy Spatchcock Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
When you spatchcock a chicken, you ensure even cooking that happens even more quickly! It sounds complicated, but it's really not. Let's do it!

Ingredients
 

  • 1 whole chicken
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp dried herb blend
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • In a small bowl, mix together softened butter, herb blend, and salt. Set aside.
  • Place chicken on a cutting board, legs down and wings up. Use a sharp pairing knife and kitchen shears to remove the back bone.
  • Flip chicken over and press it flat.
  • Thoroughly pat it dry with paper towels.
  • Using your hands, rub the butter mixture all over the chicken, including under the skin as much as you can.
  • Line a baking sheet with foil. Place a cooling rack on the sheet. Place the chicken on the rack. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until internal temperature reads 165 degrees F in thickest part of the thigh and skin is golden brown.
  • Carve the chicken and serve.
Cuisine: American
Course: Dinner
Author: Chelsea Cole
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