Keto oven-baked chicken in garlic butter

Ingredients

• 3 lbs chickens, a whole bird
• 2 tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 5¹⁄₃ oz. butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Season the chicken with salt and pepper, both inside and out.
2. Place chicken breast up in a baking dish.
3. Combine the garlic and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. The butter should not turn brown, just melt.
4. Let the butter cool for a couple of minutes.
5. Pour the garlic butter over and inside the chicken. Bake on lower oven rack for 1-1 ½ hours, or until internal temperature reaches 180°F (82°C). Baste with the juices from the bottom of the pan every 20 minutes.
6. Serve with the juices and a side dish of your choice.

Tip!

If you don’t have a meat thermometer, another way to tell the chicken is done is to poke a skewer between thigh and breast. The juices should run clear, not pink.