recipes buttery garlic chicken

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# Buttery Garlic Chicken

## INGREDIENTS

* 1 (3-pound) whole chicken
* ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 teaspoon dried parsley
* ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
* ¼ teaspoon dried thyme

**SERVES 4**

## Make Ahead

Mix the butter and herbs up to 8 hours ahead and refrigerate. This will greatly enhance the flavor.

## VARIATION

This delicious buttery herb mixture is just as tasty on roast turkey as it is on broiled chicken.

## DIRECTIONS

**1.** Preheat broiler. Cut chicken into serving pieces. Line a broiler pan with foil. Place chicken on prepared pan.

**2.** Combine butter, garlic, parsley, rosemary and thyme; mix well.

**3.** Spread top of chicken pieces evenly with a small amount of butter-herb mixture.

**4.** Broil chicken, turning and coating frequently with remaining butter-herb mixture, until juices run clear when thickest portion of meat is pierced with a knife, about 30 minutes.

## Make It Quicker

* If you have a garlic press, just drop the entire unpeeled garlic clove into the press, squeeze, then discard the skin.
* Reduce broiling time by using boneless chicken breasts. Prepare recipe as directs but reduce broiling to about 15 minutes.