Spatchcock Chicken

Prep Time:
10 mins

Cook Time:
35 mins

Additional Time:
5 mins

Total Time:
50 mins

Servings:
8

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.

Place chicken, breast-side down, on a work surface. Starting at the tail end, cut along both sides of backbone with kitchen shears. Remove backbone.

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Grab both sides of the chicken and open it like a book. Turn breast side up. Push down on each side of breast with your hands until you hear it crack. Flatten chicken and transfer to one short end of the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the second chicken.

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Combine salt, tarragon, paprika, and pepper in a small bowl. Stir in oil. Run your fingers under chicken skin and rub tarragon paste under skin. Slide lemon slices under skin, in a single layer.

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Roast until skin is crisp and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast reads 165 degrees F, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting each chicken into 8 pieces.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)