Lemon Chicken with Croutons

Name: Lemon Chicken with Croutons
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 liters (3/4-inch) bread cubes (1 baguette or round boule); 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 lemons, quartered; 4 servings Good olive oil; 2 kilograms roasting chicken; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 1 large yellow onion, sliced

Lemon Chicken with Croutons requires about 1 hour and 55 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. This main course has 1020 calories, 62g of protein, and 73g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up roasting chicken, bread cubes, butter, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unsalted butter you could follow this main course with the Almond Milk Chocolate Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

Take the giblets out of the chicken and wash it inside and out.

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Whole Chicken

Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers. Toss the onion with a little olive oil in a small roasting pan.

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Roasting Pan

Place the chicken on top and sprinkle the inside of the cavity with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Place the lemons inside the chicken. Pat the outside of the chicken dry with paper towels, brush it with the melted butter, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the chicken.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Butter

Lemon

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Kitchen Twine

Paper Towels

Roast for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh. Cover with foil and allow to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. (The onions may burn, but the flavor is good.)

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Onion

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Aluminum Foil

Meanwhile, heat a large saute pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil until very hot. Lower the heat to medium-low and saute the bread cubes, tossing frequently, until nicely browned, 8 to

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Bread Cubes