Foryoueats: Sunday Night Roast Chicken with Herb Butter

Ingredients

• For the Herb Butter:
• 5 3-inch sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 3-inch sprig fresh rosemary
• 5 fresh sage leaves
• 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• For the Chicken:
• 6 shallots, peeled and halved
• 1 whole head garlic, clean, unpeeled and cut in half horizontally
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 chicken, 4 – 4 ½ pounds, cut into pieces (or 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts)
• Herb butter (above)
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• For the Sauce:
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter