Roast Chicken with Lemon and Thyme

Roast Chicken with Lemon and Thyme
Roast Chicken with Lemon and Thyme is a dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains about 67g of protein, 65g of fat, and a total of 894 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of roasting chicken, olive oil, lemon peel, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 450°F.
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Mix first 4 ingredients in bowl. Rinse chicken; pat dry.
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Place chicken in roasting pan. Rub all but 1 tablespoon garlic-thyme oil over.
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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Place lemon in cavity of chicken. Tie legs with string.
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6
Roast chicken 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Roast chicken until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of inner thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Lift chicken and tilt slightly, emptying juices from cavity into pan.
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7
Transfer chicken to serving platter. Tent chicken with aluminum foil to keep warm.
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8
Pour pan juices into large glass measuring cup. Spoon fat off top.
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Add wine to pan; place over high heat. Bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
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Pour wine mixture into measuring cup with pan juices (do not clean roasting pan).
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11
Add enough chicken broth to cup to measure 1 1/2 cups. Return broth mixture to same roasting pan.
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12
Mix flour into reserved 1 tablespoon garlic-thyme oil.
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Whisk into broth mixture. Boil broth mixture in roasting pan set over 2 burners until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season pan-juice mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
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14
Pour into sauceboat.
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Serve chicken, passing pan-juice mixture separately.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score41
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