Honey Glazed Lemon Roast Chicken

Name: Honey Glazed Lemon Roast Chicken
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms One (1.8 k) whole chicken; 236 milliliters cup lemon juice; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 serving Kosher salt; 1 serving Freshly ground black pepper; 3 sprigs A few of fresh thyme; 1 fresh lemon, cut into wedges; 60 milliliters 1/4 cup honey, heated to make it easier to brush

Honey Glazed Lemon Roast Chicken is a gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe with 3 servings. This main course has 750 calories, 55g of protein, and 49g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 30 minutes. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires lemon, a few sprigs of thyme, extra virgin olive oil, and honey.

Instructions

Marinate the chicken: Rub the chicken with about two teaspoons of kosher salt, all around the surface of the chicken.

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Kosher Salt

Whole Chicken

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place the lemon juice and the whole chicken in a resealable plastic bag (like a large freezer bag). Seal the bag and move the lemon juice around so that it coats the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Lemon Juice

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Ziploc Bags

Place the bagged chicken in a bowl, so that if the bag leaks, it won't leak all over your fridge, and chill for 2 hours or overnight. Turn the chicken occasionally so that all sides stay coated with the lemon juice.

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Lemon Juice

Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Pat dry the chicken, rub with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, add herbs and lemon wedges: Preheat your oven to 400°F (205°C) with an oven rack set in the bottom third of the oven.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon Wedge

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Herbs

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Oven

Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and take it out of the marinade bag (discard the marinade).

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Rub olive oil all over the exterior of the chicken.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Paper Towels

Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper, including the cavity.

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Salt And Pepper

Place thyme sprigs and lemon wedges into the cavity.

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Lemon Wedge

Fresh Thyme

Roast chicken and baste with honey:

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Roasted Chicken

Honey

Place the chicken on a rack over a shallow roasting pan (we recommend a rack to help the heat circulation around the chicken). Roast for 20 minutes at 400°F (205°C), then lower the heat to 350°F (175°C). Roast for another 45 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

While the chicken is roasting, heat the honey in a bowl in the microwave or in a small saucepan to make it easier to brush.

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Whole Chicken

Honey

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Microwave

Sauce Pan

Bowl

After the chicken has roasted at 350°F (175°C) for 45 minutes, use a pastry brush to generously brush the top and sides of the chicken all over with honey.

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Whole Chicken

Honey

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Pastry Brush

Roast for another 10 to 15 minutes at 350°F (175°C) until an instant read thermometer reads 160°F (71°C) for the breast and 170°F (77°C) for the thigh, or when a sharp knife inserted into the breast and thigh releases juices that run clear, not pink.

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Kitchen Thermometer

Knife

Honey will burn if it gets too hot, so watch the chicken at this stage. If the skin is getting too dark and the chicken still isn't done, loosely tent the chicken with a piece of aluminum foil.

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Whole Chicken

Honey

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Aluminum Foil

Brush the chicken with honey one more time before taking it out of the oven.

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Whole Chicken

Honey

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Oven

Remove the chicken from the oven and transfer to a cutting board. Tent with foil to rest for 15 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Cutting Board

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Make gravy with drippings: Scrape up the drippings from the roasting pan with a metal spatula.

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Gravy

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Roasting Pan

Spatula

Pour the pan juices and drippings into a small saucepan. If there are blackened bits from burnt honey, remove them. Spoon off all but a tablespoon of fat.

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Honey

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan