French Country Chicken

• 1 whole chicken
• 12 cup butter (softened)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 14 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• olive oil

1. Combine all ingredients (except roaster) to make the butter mixture.
2. Loosen the skin of the roaster around the breast.
3. Place the butter mixture under the skin.
4. Butter the bottom of a roasting pan.
5. Place the roaster in a roasting pan.
6. Put salt and pepper on top of the roaster and brush a little olive oil on the outside.
7. Preheat oven to 450F, when it is preheated place the roaster in the over and immediately turn the temperature down to 325F.
8. Roast until juices run clear.

chicken, butter, garlic, lemon zest, salt, parsley, ground pepper, olive oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/french-country-chicken-305108 (may not work)