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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken — golden roasted whole chicken with lemon, garlic and rosemary in a cast iron pan
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Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken

A weeknight whole roast chicken with bright lemon, garlic and rosemary — crisp skin and juicy meat in just over an hour.

15 min
Prep
75 min
Cook
4
Servings
420
cal
38g
protein
4g
carbs
28g
fat

Ingredients

  • 1 wholechicken (~4 lb)
  • 2 wholelemons
  • 6 clovesgarlic
  • 3 sprigsrosemary
  • 3 tbspolive oil
  • 1 tspsea salt
  • 1 tspblack pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Pat the chicken dry inside and out.

  2. 2

    Rub with olive oil, salt, pepper and the zest of one lemon.

  3. 3

    Stuff the cavity with halved lemons, smashed garlic and rosemary.

  4. 4

    Roast 65–75 minutes until the thigh reaches 165°F and the skin is deep golden.

  5. 5

    Rest 10 minutes before carving and spoon over the pan juices.

Cook's tip

Spatchcock the bird and cut roasting time to 45 minutes for crispier skin.

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