Butterflied Chicken

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Jeffrey's Surprise Party

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped fresh rosemary leaves, plus 2 sprigs
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
Good olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 roasting chickens (2 1/2 to 3 pounds each), deboned and butterflied
1/2 lemon, thinly sliced

Directions

Mix the chopped rosemary, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together in a small bowl to make a paste.

Place the chickens on a sheet pan, skin side up, and loosen the skin from the meat with your fingers. Place 1/2 of the paste under the skin of each chicken. Rub any remaining paste on the outside and underside of the chickens.

Turn the chicken skin side down and scatter the lemon slices and sprigs of rosemary over each chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Roll each chicken up, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Heat a grill with coals. Spread the coals out in 1 dense layer and brush the grill with oil. Unroll the chickens, place them on the grill and cook for 12 minutes on each side.

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Terry Potomac, MD 02-04-2010
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This is now a Classic at my House
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a wonderfully flavorful chicken and presents beautifully on the plate. I love doing it with Cornish Game Hens. I have... made all of Ina's roast chicken recipes and all are tasty but the butterflied look is beautiful.Read more
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Song Virginia Beach, VA 02-03-2010
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Lemony
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

A little too much on the lemon side, but was good - especially with some rosemary rice.
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Leah Denver, CO 07-28-2009
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My Husband LOVED IT
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm a newlywed. I've been trying to experiment here and there with different recipes. I was watching Food Network and saw... this recipe. Ina is amazing! I didn't have butterfly chicken in the house. All I had was boneless, skinless chicken breast. I tailored the recipe according to the chicken breast. It came out awesome! My husband loved it! I will definately use this recipe again! Thank-you!Read more
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Carol Vero Beach, FL 07-27-2009
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Kaleen, did Ina come to your house?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I don't understand how it is Ina's or the recipe's fault if you burned your chicken. Did Ina come to your house and cook it... for you? If not, she had no control over whether you burned it, and to give the recipe one star because it was burned isn't fair at all. You can't judge the flavor, either, if you took off all the skin, because that's where all the flavorful ingredients were.Read more
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suzanne pawcatuck, CT 07-19-2009
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My husbands favorite chicken
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the best chicken recipe I've tried. And I make chicken at least once a week. I followed the recipe except I backed it... instead of grilling. This will be one dish that I'll make over and over.Can't wait to share it with my family and friends. Read more
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Kaleen St.Augustine, FL 07-14-2009
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Not worth it.
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I burnt the HELL out of this. Even after picking off the burnt layer of skin- this lacked flavor MAJORLY. I made the marinade... exactly as written. I MAY try this again as long as i remember to slow my roll when grilling it! Read more