Roasted Lemon-Herb Chicken

Name: Roasted Lemon-Herb Chicken
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 2 kilograms whole chicken, rinsed and patted dry; 6 sprigs fresh rosemary; 1 bunches fresh thyme; 1 head garlic, cut in 1/2 horizontally; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 lemon, halved; 4 servings Olive oil, for brushing

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roasted Lemon-Herb Chicken A mixture of thyme, garlic, lemon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the fresh rosemary you could follow this main course with the Vanilla Yogurt with Grape and Blueberry Compote with Honey and Fresh Rosemary: An Easy Breakfast or Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Special equipment: butcher's twine; a roasting rack

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Kitchen Twine

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Generously salt and pepper the inside cavity of the chicken, and add 4 rosemary sprigs, thyme, garlic, and half of the lemon. Slice the remaining lemon half into thin slices and slide them under the exterior skin of the chicken breasts. Take the remaining 2 rosemary sprigs and slide them down along each side of the breast bone under the skin. Tuck the wings back and under the chicken and tie the legs together for even cooking.

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Chicken Breast

Salt And Pepper

Rosemary

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Lemon

Thyme

Chicken Wings

Bone

Place the chicken, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan and brush the top and sides with olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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Roasting Pan

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Roast chicken in the oven, basting with drippings at least once, until juices run clear and leg bone easily pulls away from the meat, about 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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Roasted Chicken