Dinner for 5

Garlic Butter Whole Chicken

Name: Garlic Butter Whole Chicken
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 lb whole chicken; 1 stick unsalted butter; salt and black pepper; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 3 cloves garlic; 3 tsp fresh thyme; 1 tbsp fresh parsley; 2 tsp fresh rosemary; 2 lemon wedges; 1 rosemary spring; 3 clove garlic; 1 carrot; 3 clove garlic; 2 stalks celery; 1 cup dry white wine

$11.31for 4115 minServes 5

Whole chicken roasts over vegetables and white wine with lemon, herbs, garlic, and a rich butter coating.

Photo: primaverakitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Whole chicken, 4 lb$1.69/lb typical	4 lb	$6.76Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Juice, 0.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.02Typical price
	Garlic, 1$0.75 each typical	1	$0.68Typical price
	Mint, 0.5$1.99 each typical	0.5	$0.80Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 2$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
	Carrots, 0.15 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.17Typical price
	Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.14

Swaps

Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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Salt and pepperWine, beer and spirits

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115 minstart to table
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5servings as written
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American High-protein Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$2.83 per serving$11.31 for 4

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Ingredients

4 lb whole chicken
1 stick unsalted butter
salt and black pepper
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 cloves garlic
3 tsp fresh thyme
1 tbsp fresh parsley
2 tsp fresh rosemary
2 lemon wedges
1 rosemary spring
3 clove garlic
1 carrot
3 clove garlic
2 stalks celery
1 cup dry white wine

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and place the carrot, celery, onion, lemon wedges, rosemary, thyme, and garlic in a large roasting pan.
Stir the butter with lemon juice, garlic, thyme, parsley, rosemary, salt, and black pepper.
Rub the butter mixture over the chicken and place it breast-side up over the vegetables.
Pour the white wine into the pan and roast for 90 minutes, basting once after 45 minutes.
Check that the thickest breast and thigh reach 165 F, then rest the chicken for 15 minutes before carving.

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