Herbed Bistro Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 chicken legs-thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon mashed garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry.
• 3 trim excess fat.
• 4 loosen skin from thigh and leg by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.
• 5 combine rest of ingredients (basil thru pepper),.
• 6 rub herb mixture under loosened skin.
• 7 place chicken on a broiler pan.
• 8 insert meat thermometer into meaty part of thigh, making sure not to touch bone.
• 9 bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until thermometer registers 180 degrees.
• 10 cover chicken loosely with foil; let stand 10 minutes.