Roast Chicken with Orange, Lemon, and Ginger

Name: Roast Chicken with Orange, Lemon, and Ginger
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps peeled and grated fresh ginger root; 3 Tbsps honey; 1 lemon; 4 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 Grated zest of lemon, then lemon cut into quarters; 5 Tbsps margarine, melted, or olive oil; 118 milliliters fresh orange juice; 4 servings Orange sections for garnish; 1 Grated zest of orange, then orange cut into quarters; 1 roasting chicken, about 5 pounds; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Roast Chicken with Orange, Lemon, and Ginger might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe serves 4. One serving contains 684 calories, 34g of protein, and 47g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of olive oil, roasting chicken, salt and pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350ºF.

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Oven

Cut the lemon into quarters. Rub the outside of the chicken with one of the lemon quarters, then discard. In a small bowl, stir together the lemon and orange zests and 1 tablespoon of the grated ginger. Rub this mixture evenly in the cavity.

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Whole Chicken

Ginger

Orange

Lemon

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Put the lemon and orange quarters inside the bird.

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Orange

Lemon

Place the chicken on a rack in a roasting pan.

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Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Sprinkle it with salt and pepper. In the now-empty small bowl, combine the melted margarine or olive oil, lemon and orange juices, honey, and the remaining 2 tablespoons ginger.

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Salt And Pepper

Margarine

Olive Oil

Ginger

Orange

Honey

Lemon

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Bowl

Mix well.

Place the chicken in the oven and roast, basting with the citrus juice mixture at least 4 times during cooking, until the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.

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Whole Chicken

Juice