Thyme-and-Garlic Roast Chickens

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recipe by Isaac McHale, photo by Ture Lillegraven 

Everyone needs a faultless recipe for roast chicken—here’s yours. How to make something this simple feel special? Use high-quality chickens, and season them generously.


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Ingredients:

  • 2 3½–4-lb. chickens

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 bunch thyme

  • 1 head of garlic, halved crosswise

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Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375°. Liberally season chickens with salt and pepper and place half of thyme and garlic in each cavity. Loosely tie legs together with kitchen twine and place on 2 wire racks set in rimmed baking sheets.

Roast chickens until golden brown, juices run clear, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165°, 50–60 minutes. Let rest at 10 minutes before carving. Serve with any accumulated juices poured over.

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