Whole Lemon Rosemary Roasted Chicken

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 1 h 15 min 4
Whole Lemon Rosemary Roasted Chicken
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Ingredients


1 medium/large bird Whole Chicken (preferably organic/free range)
2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp Sea Salt (to taste)
1 tsp Black pepper (to taste)
4 sprig Rosemary, fresh (as desired)
4 clove(s) Garlic (smashed and sliced; amount to taste)
2 medium Lemon (one quartered, one sliced)

Instructions


  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Remove the giblets form the cavity of the chicken (reserve for stock) and place the chicken on a roasting pan.
  2. Create a rub by mincing 1 tbsp of the fresh herbs (rosemary, or herb blend of your choice) and combining them to a small bowl with the oil, salt and pepper.
  3. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the onion, garlic, rosemary, any herb sprigs, and 1/2 of one quartered lemon. Pull the skin to cover the opening.
  4. Slide additional lemon slices, slivered garlic and rosemary leaves under the skin of the chicken. You can make small incisions on the thighs to slip the ingredients underneath the skin there as well.
  5. Cover the chicken on all sides and crevices with the herb rub and place breast side up in the roasting pan. Fold the wing tips underneath the chicken.
  6. Cook until a thermometer inserted in the inner thigh registers 165°F and the juices run clear, 1 hour. For best results, do not open the oven to check on the chicken until the hour mark. a 6- to 8-pound chicken will take longer, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before carving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 714
Calories from fat 412
Calories from saturated fat 106
Total Fat 46 g
Saturated Fat 11.8 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 9.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 20.6 g
Cholesterol 219 mg
Sodium 805 mg
Potassium 720 mg
Total Carbohydrate 6.8 g
Dietary Fiber 2.2 g
Sugars 1.4 g
Protein 70 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.5
Meat 3.2

Energy sources


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Meal Type(s)

Main




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