Roast Chicken With Garlic Croutons

Simply delicious recipe that i adapted from susan herrmann loomis's

Steps

Preheat oven to 450 degrees f.

Squeeze the lemon half into the chicken cavity then generously salt and pepper cavity , sprinkle in the thyme , and place the lemon half inside.

Roast chicken , breast side up , at 450 degrees f in a large baking dish for about 50 minutes or until golden and almost cooked through , basting a couple of times.

After 50 minutes , add the bread cubes and garlic to the roasting dish and stir around in the drippings a bit.

Roast for another 10 to 15 minutes , until chicken drumstick is easy to move around.

Remove chicken from the baking dish , salt and pepper it to taste , and let it rest on a warm platter , breast side down.

Stir croutons and garlic together again in the chicken juices / drippings , and return to the oven for another 5 or 10 minutes until they are a deep golden color and crispy.

Carve chicken and serve on a platter.

Surround with the crouton / garlic mixture and drizzle any remaining chicken juices onto the croutons.

Croutons are aw.

Ingredients

day-old french bread, garlic, whole chickens, sea salt, black pepper, dried thyme, lemon