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Roasted Chimichurri Chicken

This spicy chicken is slathered with spicy chimichurri butter and roasted to crispy perfection. You can roast a whole chicken or just your favorite cuts. This amazing Argentian dish is healthy, warm and inviting.
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Argentinean
Keyword chicken, gluten free
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 510kcal
Author Brandy

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 5 lb Chicken 4-5 pounds whole or your favorite cuts.

Chimichurri Butter

  • ½ stick butter Melted
  • 5 tbsp Chimichurri Sauce Follow the link to this easy recipe. It takes 5 minutes.

Instructions

Chimichurri Butter

  • Make the Chimichurri Sauce if you haven't already. The link to the easy recipe is in the post and in the ingredients above.
    Making Roasted Chimichurri chicken
  • Mix the melted butter with the Chimichurri Sauce until combined.
    Chimichurri Sauce

Roasted Chicken

  • Pre-heat oven to 400F
    Preheat baking oven
  • Rub the Chimichurri butter all over chicken, including under the skin as much as possible and place in a roasting pan.
    Rubbed Chimichurri Chicken
  • Bake the chicken (uncovered) at 400F for 30 minutes
    Closed oven
  • Lower heat to 350F, baste chicken and bake for another 60-75 minutes or until the thighs register 165°F or 74°C. Rest (tented with foil) for at least 10-15 minutes before carving the chicken.
    See post if your chicken is larger or smaller.
    Aluminum Foil
  • Serve immediately with additional Chimichurri Sauce or sauce of your choice.
    Served Roasted Chimichurri Chicken

Notes

The nutrition for this recipe is based on making 6 servings of chicken.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 510kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 41g | Sodium: 194mg | Fiber: 1g | Fat Ratio per Serving: 72.35% | Protein Ratio per Serving: 26.67%