Roasted Chicken With Nutmeg and Orange

Name: Roasted Chicken With Nutmeg and Orange
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, divided; 4 servings ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsps orange juice, freshly squeezed; 1 teaspoon orange zest, finely minced; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened; 1 whole chicken, about 4 lbs. (roaster)

Roasted Chicken With Nutmeg and Orange might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 410 calories, 30g of protein, and 31g of fat. If you have extra virgin olive oil, salt, orange juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the orange zest you could follow this main course with the Orange-Infused Dark Chocolate Ice Cream with Toasted Walnuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet.

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 375º F.2

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Oven

Remove excess fat from cavity of chicken.3

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Whole Chicken

Combine orange zest, half of the nutmeg, butter, olive oil and half of the salt.4

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Orange Zest

Olive Oil

Butter

Nutmeg

Salt

Combine citrus juices and set aside.5 With fingers, gently loosen skin from breast and thigh/leg area. Put butter mixture under loosened skin, patting skin back into place to spread butter. Season with half of remaining nutmeg and salt.6

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Butter

Nutmeg

Spread

Salt

Place an oiled roasting rack in roasting pan.

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Roasting Pan

Place chicken (trussed if desired) breast side down. Roast 40 minutes. Carefully turn chicken breast side up and baste with cooking juices.7

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

Pour citrus juice over top of chicken and season with remaining salt and nutmeg, and pepper.8 Roast without basting another 40 minutes, or until internal temperature in leg/thigh area reaches 180ºF.9

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Whole Chicken

Nutmeg

Pepper