Family-Favorite Roast Chicken

Family-Favorite Roast Chicken
Family-Favorite Roast Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 442 calories, 29g of protein, and 34g of fat. This gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly recipe serves 8. If you have lemon, salt, seasoning, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350F. Rinse chicken; pat dry with paper towel. Use the tip of a sharp knife to separate the chicken skin from the meat in the chicken breast and tops of the legs.
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2
Sprinkle chicken both inside and out with the pepper and salt.
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3
Place in 13x9-inch baking dish.
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4
Grate the lemon; mix the peel with cream cheese and Italian seasoning. Use a small spoon or your fingers to carefully stuff the cream cheese mixture under the chicken skin, pushing the cream cheese mixture carefully toward the legs, being careful to not tear the skin.
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5
Cut the lemon in half; squeeze both halves into small bowl.
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6
Add dressing; beat with wire wire whisk until well blended.
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7
Drizzle evenly over chicken.
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8
Place the squeezed lemon halves inside the chicken cavity. Insert an ovenproof meat thermometer into thickest part of 1 of the chicken's thighs.
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9
Bake 1 hour 30 min. or until chicken is no longer pink in center (180F), basting occasionally with the pan juices.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 40 m.
Servings8
Health Score9
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