Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Roasted Citrus Chicken
This delicious roasted chicken is flavored with zesty ingredients like lemons and oranges, among other aromatics like fresh rosemary sprigs and parsley. It's wonderfully easy to make, extra juicy and so tender!
Ingredients
- 5-6 pound whole chicken, giblets removed
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 orange, sliced into wedges
- 1 lemon, sliced into wedges
- 3 fresh rosemary sprigs
- Fresh parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon pepper
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a large cast iron skillet or shallow roasting pan with olive oil, set aside.
- Rinse chicken and wash cavity. Trim away excess skin. Use paper towels to pat chicken dry. Place chicken breast side up in a prepared roasting pan.
- Coat chicken skin and the inside of the bird with olive oil. Cover with spices inside and out. Squeeze the juice from 1/2 of the lemon and 1/2 of the orange over the breasts of the chicken. Place citrus rinds in the pan with chicken.
- Insert the remaining lemon slices, orange slices, parsley and rosemary into the cavity of the chicken.
- Roast uncovered for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
- Use a meat thermometer inserted deep into the breast, but making sure not to touch bone, and cook chicken until it reaches 165°F. You can estimate about 20 minutes of baking time per pound of chicken.
- Remove chicken and oven and let rest for 5 minutes, then slice and serve as desired.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1, Calories: 721kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 73g, Fat: 44g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 28g, Cholesterol: 284mg, Sodium: 215mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g