Lemon Garlic Roasted Whole Chicken Recipe
Every time my local grocery store or butcher shop put whole chickens on sale…I stock up and buy a few. I love using them in our family weekend meals when I have more time to spend in the kitchen. With that said, I don’t like complicated recipes with a gazillion prep steps either.
A few weeks ago I made my sister’s Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Recipe and thought I would share the recipe with all of you today. It only takes a few minutes of prep time and then about 2 hours of baking time with the oven set at 350 degrees F. Once done…a delicious chicken that is very moist and flavorful. Our family loves it!
- 1 whole roasting chicken
- 3 fresh lemons
- dash of salt
- dash of ground black pepper
- dash of red pepper flakes
- 1 to 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon butter, melted
- Remove the giblets from the bird. Rinse the chicken inside and out with cool running water; set aside. Juice the three lemons placing the lemon juice into a glass measuring cup. Cut the lemon rinds into quarters; set aside. Add the dash of salt, ground black pepper, red pepper flakes, teaspoon of poultry seasoning, garlic powder and butter into the measuring cup with the lemon juice; stir to combine. Pour a little of your lemon juice seasoning mixture into the cavity of the bird. Place the lemon rinds into the bird and then pour the remaining lemon juice mixture over the top of the bird while it sits in a large roasting pan.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover roasting pan with a lid or aluminum foil. Bake in the oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until your popup timer comes up. During the last 10 minutes of baking time, remove the lid/foil so that the chicken skin gets nice and brown. Remove from oven, carve and serve immediately with your favorite sides.
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